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After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.
The 'great historical painter' James Barry was born in Cork #onthisday in 1741.
His double portrait featuring Edmund Burke and Barry himself, from the collection, is presently included in the exhibition ULYSSES: Art and Myth at the Musei di San Domenico, Forlì. #ulissearteemito
Dutch painter and printmaker #Rembrandt van Rijn died in Amsterdam #onthisday in 1669.
Next spring, we are excited to bring #RembrandtInPrint to Cork in partnership with @AshmoleanMuseum.
Image: after Richard Earlom, Portrait of Rembrandt (detail)
Find your own path... to our fabulous portrait of Fiona Shaw who portrays Miss Harrison in #EnolaHolmes
🕵️ Clue: take the necessary Steps to what you seek!
Image © Victoria Russell, 2002
This #HeritageWeek2020 TALKING PICTURES for children and families is celebrating in style!
We’ve just added a new edition featuring fun activities inspired by Sir John Lavery’s portrait of Lady Hazel Lavery, ‘The Red Rose’: https://t.co/8uOOvf6LVn
We’re hoping for fine weather and a warm #Cork welcome as the Crawford Garden Café gets ready to reopen this Friday 10 July!
It‘ll be such a treat to combine eating outdoors with exploring our beautiful gallery spaces. @Crawfordartcafe will then reopen indoors on 17 July 🥳
To all of you celebrating today, #HappyEaster from all of us!
And here are some 'eggcellent' works from the collection: Eggs in a Basket (c.1959) by Anne Yeats and the ceramic Egg (Orange with white stars) by John ffrench!
Some creative inspiration!?
#IrishMuseumsOnline #Easter
To mark this #GoodFriday we're dipping into the collection with a rarely-seen work by Daniel Maclise (1806-1870).
Purchased through the #GibsonBequest in 1954, this oil-on-board Crucifixion scene shows Jesus as he is laid on the cross at Calvary, outside the walls of Jerusalem.
'The moon shines bright. In such a night as this,
When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees,
And they did make no noise, in such a night.'
Think on these lines from Shakespeare when looking out for tonight's #supermoon!
Image: James Arthur O'Connor, Moonlight Scene, c.1835
There's something for everyone in this busy composition, from a child's curiosity to dogs chasing boars and the well-to-do remaining oblivious. Life marches on!
Read the full story (or dip into our WORK OF THE WEEK archive) here: https://t.co/xxcgxcdNxV #PureCork