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JMW Turner (1775-1851), The Great Fall of the Reichenbach,
Switzerland, 1802
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The Great Fall of the
Reichenbach (NGI 2431) is one of the Turner watercolours exhibited
every January. It was recently treated in the Gallery's paper conservation
studio and the work carried out there has added to the wealth of
information on the artist's materials and techniques. The paper
was solidly adhered to an unsuitable acidic board support which
obscured the verso. When the board was removed it was noted that
the back of the watercolour had a neutral tone wash applied, similar
to that on the recto. Close examination of Turner's working method
here clearly shows how he scraped and sponged away the toned paper
surface to reveal highlights in the clouds and falling water.
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Sir Frederic William Burton
(1816-1900), The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, 1864, (cover
image, NGI 2010 Diary).
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Gallery
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Now on sale is the National
Gallery's 2010 Diary published in association with Gill and Macmillan,
which is beautifully illustrated with some of the finest paintings
from the Gallery's permanent collection. Price €19.95.
The Gallery's new Companion Guide provides visitors with an introduction
to the collection. Price €9.95.
Also available is an extensive range of National Gallery Christmas
cards.
Overprinting of cards with a personalised greeting can be arranged
for larger orders: email bookshop@ngi.ie,
telephone (01) 663 3518 or visit our new online shop, www.nationalgallery.ie.
Look out for our 'Christmas
Discount Day' on 17 December.
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Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957), Bachelor's Walk,
in Memory, 1915 (Private Collection)
© The Estate of Jack B. Yeats / DACS 2009.
Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. |
New
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Jack B. Yeats's Bachelor's
Walk, in Memory is now on loan to the National Gallery of Ireland.
The painting records the aftermath of an incident involving a detachment
of the King's Own Scottish Borderers that took place in Dublin city
centre on 26 July 1914. The soldiers were returning to barracks
having intercepted a large party of Irish Volunteers transporting
a supply of arms collected at Howth. Responding with panic to a
hostile reception in Dublin from the large crowd, sections of which
jeered and stoned them, the soldiers opened fire, killing four people
and injuring over thirty. While Yeats did not witness the event,
he visited the scene the following day, executing a sketch on the
spot. The incident evidently played on his mind, as the following
year he produced both this oil painting and a print on the subject.
On view, Yeats Museum. Admission free.
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Winter
Music Programme
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Irish Baroque Orchestra
'Masterworks'
Tuesday 12 January, 7pm
Thursday 14 January, 6pm
Saturday 16 January, 3pm
Tuesday 19 January, 7pm
Thursday 21 January, 6pm
Sunday 24 January, 3pm
Monica Huggett, violin
and director, will lead the 'Masterworks' series of six concerts
in January, which
will present some of the best instrumental compositions by Vivaldi,
Bach and Handel.
Tickets from €13.50 to €20
10% discount on bookings before 1 January
Telephone (01) 443 4522
Buy online: www.irishbaroqueorchestra.com
All listed concerts take place in the Shaw Room unless otherwise
indicated.
Concert
Sunday 31 January, 3pm
Presented with the support of the French Embassy
David O'Doherty - Violin, Catherine Lemoni - Piano, Geraldine O'Doherty
- Harp, Moya O'Grady - Cello
Programme includes music by Debussy, Ravel, Chopin, Piazzolla and
Villa-Lobos
Tickets €10 & €7 concessions at the door.
RTÉ Vanbrugh
Quartet
Sunday, 7 February, 3.15pm
Programe:
Mozart String Quartet No. 16 in E flat major K. 428
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor
Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1
Tickets €17 (concession
€12)
Booking: 0818 205 205 Central Ticket Bureau and on the door from
2.30pm
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SPECIAL
SCREENING
The
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival Russian
Ark |
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Friday,
26 February, 6pm
The 2010 Jameson Dublin
International Film Festival is delighted to present, as part of
their focus on Russian Cinema, Russian Ark at the National
Gallery. Russian Ark condenses three centuries of Russian
history into a single uninterrupted 87 minute take. Shot in one
fluid take in St. Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum, the photography
floats and careens through the lavish corridors of the museum, examining
its architectural details while following a dreamlike plot. The
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival takes place from February
18-28, for further details on the programme and events log on to
www.jdiff.com.
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Caravaggio (1571-1610), The Taking of Christ, 1602
Courtesy of the Jesuit Community, Leeson Street, Dublin who acknowledge
the generosity of the late Dr Marie Lea-Wilson.
Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. |
Caravaggio
- a documentary screening |
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A screening of the documentary
The Private Life of an Easter Masterpiece: The Taking of Christ
will be shown each Saturday at 1pm in the Audio Visual Room. Directed
by Ian Michael Jones for Fulmar Television & Film Ltd., the
documentary attracted one million viewers in the UK when it was
broadcast on BBC2 last April.
Millennium Wing. Admission
free.
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