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Portrait of Marcel Duchamp (1966) by Brian O’Doherty/Patrick Ireland (b.1928)
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp (1966) by Brian O’Doherty/Patrick Ireland (b.1928)
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp (1966) by Brian O’Doherty/Patrick Ireland (b.1928) incorporates the graphic output of an electrocardiogram of Marcel Duchamp’s heartbeat.
Courtesy the Artist
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Lucan House and Demesne, County Dublin (c.1773-75) by Thomas Roberts (1748-78)
Lucan House and Demesne, County Dublin (c.1773-75) by Thomas Roberts (1748-78)
Thomas Roberts (1748-78), Lucan House and Demesne, County Dublin (c.1773-75). This painting places the big house at the centre of a benign, well-ordered and productive landscape, suggesting that the social order was a mirror of the natural order. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
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J.K.L., Bishop Doyle
J.K.L., Bishop Doyle
J.K.L., James Doyle, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, St. Mary's Cathedtral, Carlow
Courtesy of Cork City Libraries
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Self-Portrait as Timanthes (c.1780-1803) by James Barry (1741-1806)
Self-Portrait as Timanthes (c.1780-1803) by James Barry (1741-1806)
Self-Portrait as Timanthes (c.1780-1803) by James Barry (1741-1806). Barry presents himself personified as an artist of ancient Greece, in an image full of references to classical mythology. Partly visible behind him is the sculpture of Hercules crushing the serpent of Envy. See also Death of Adonis. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
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Seanchas Búrcach fol. 18v
Seanchas Búrcach fol. 18v
Seanchas Búrcach (c.1560)
Board of Trinity College Dublin
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Tomb frontal, Strade friary, Co. Mayo
Tomb frontal, Strade friary, Co. Mayo
Tomb frontal, Strade friary, Co. Mayo. 15th/ 16th century. The figures depicted are the three Magi, Christ displaying the Five Wounds, the patron of the tomb, St Thomas a Beckett and Ss Peter and Paul. The choice of these figures probably reflects the favoured devotions of the patron during life.
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The Thunderstorm/ The Frightened Wagoner (1832) by James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841)
The Thunderstorm/ The Frightened Wagoner (1832) by James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841)
The Thunderstorm/ The Frightened Wagoner (1832) by James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841) is a scene of human dilemma and the power of nature. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland
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Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Innocent X (1953) by Francis Bacon (1909-92)
Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Innocent X (1953) by Francis Bacon (1909-92)
Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Innocent X (1953) by Francis Bacon (1909-92) is one of the most expressive studies of character in visual art, suggesting a personality tortured by internal psychoses. Oil on canvas, 60 x 46 in. (153 x 118.1 cm) Des Moines Art Centre, Nathan Emory Coffin Collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved / DACS, London 2009.
© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved / DACS, London 2009
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19th century stone carving of a pelican
19th century stone carving of a pelican
St Mary’s Limerick. 19th century stone carving of a pelican. It was believed that the pelican pierced her own breast to feed her chicks on blood. It thus became a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice.
Courtesy of Limerick Museum
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Death of Adonis (1767-70) by James Barry (1741-1806)
Death of Adonis (1767-70) by James Barry (1741-1806)
Death of Adonis (1767-70) by James Barry (1741-1806) Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Photo (c) National Gallery of Ireland