Art Studies 2012: Great Art in the Context of its Time
Dates and Venue: 12 January to 29 March, Thursdays 6.30pm, Gallery Lecture Theatre.
This series of twelve talks will explore what constitutes great works of art: antiquities, stained glass, paintings, sculpture, museums, architecture and interiors.
12 January - What is a Masterpiece?
Professor Nigel Rolfe, Artist, Senior Critic, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design; Chelsea College of Art; Fine Arts Course Tutor, Royal College of Art
19 January - Renaissance Master Sculptor - Michelangelo
Dr Paula Murphy, Senior Lecturer, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin
26 January - Masterpieces of Irish Antiquities
Dr Peter Harbison, Archaeologist and Historian, Royal Irish Academy
2 February - Venetian Renaissance Master: Titian
Dr Philip Cottrell, Lecturer, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin
9 February - Great 20th-century Architecture: Hans Scharoun's Berlin Philharmonie
Professor Hugh Campbell, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University College Dublin
16 February - Great Eighteenth-century Interiors
Dr Christine Casey, Associate Professor in Architectural History, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin
23 February - Vermeer: 17th-Century Dutch Master Painter
Dr Adriaan Waiboer, Curator of Northern European Art, National Gallery of Ireland
1 March- Illustrating the Finest Irish Stained Glass
Dr Nicola Gordon Bowe, Associate Research Fellow, National College of Art and Design; Visiting Professor, University of Ulster
8 March - The Great American Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, University College Dublin
15 March - Velázquez: Spanish Portrait Painter Extraordinaire
Dr Peter Cherry, Assistant Professor, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin
22 March - Daniel Maclise: Master of Detail
Dr Brendan Rooney, Curator of Irish Art, National Gallery of Ireland
29 March - Cabinets of Curiosities : National Museums
Dr Marie Bourke, Keeper, Head of Education, National Gallery of Ireland
Details: 12 January to 29 March, Thursdays 6.30pm, Gallery Lecture Theatre. A Certificate of Attendance is provided for those who attend the course.
Season Ticket: €95 for 12 lectures. Single Ticket: €8.50 per talk (Concession 10%: Students/OAP/Unwaged/Registered Disabled/Friends of NGI, proof of status required), available from the Gallery Shop: 01-663 3518.
Enquiries: Education Department T: 01-663 3504/5 E: education@ngi.ie
