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Creating History: Stories of Ireland in Art

Creating History: Stories of Ireland in Art

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Upon leaving the National Gallery in Dublin during Easter week 1916, its registrar James Stephens was struck by ‘the rumour of death and war’ that gripped the air; one hundred years on, the National Gallery will evaluate these seismic historical events in its principal contribution to Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries in both a powerful new exhibition and stunning book, Creating History: Stories of Ireland in Art.

The National Gallery’s exhibition comprises 54 paintings spanning the 17th century to the 1930s, depicting or inspired by episodes in Irish history from the arrival of St Patrick to the establishment of the Free State. Jan Wyck, James Wheatley, John Lavery, Sean Keating, William Orpen and Jack B. Yeats are some of the major artists represented - their masterworks are lavishly reproduced to stunning effect alongside essays from today’s leading art critics. The exemplary contributors to feature – among them Brendan Rooney, Tom Dunne, Ruth Kenny, Róisín Kennedy and Roy Foster – deliver fascinating assessments that situate the Easter Rising and Ireland’s claim to independence through the historical significance and aesthetic value of Ireland’s major artistic works.

 

Editor: Brendan Rooney

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Irish Academic Press

ISBN: 9781911024286

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