Was Daniel Maclise a proto-Nationalist painter? Peter Murray thinks not, in his assessment of the National Gallery’s recently restored masterpiece.
While his father made the Grand Tour, James Hamilton 2nd Earl of Clanbrassill preferred to stay at home and make improvements on his estates, the greatest of which is Tollymore, Co Down, writes Peter Murray
Peter Murray finds similarities between the fictional character Kim and 19th-century photographer John Burke, whose path in Afghanistan, has been retraced by Simon Norfolk
Michael Quane’s sculpture celebrates the ordinary citizen rather than leading political figures, writes Peter Murray in his appraisal of the Cork-born artist
Peter Murray examines the shifts in fortune surrounding the magnificent suite of paintings by the Guardi brothers brought to Ireland by the Earl of Bantry
Peter Murray reflects on the cool Nordic aesthetic of Patricia Burns whose work is on view in January at the Taylor Galleries, Dublin.
George Berkeley is famous for his contribution to philosophical thought, but less well known for his observations on art, some of which Peter Murray examines here.
Peter Murray recalls the independent spirit Edith Blake, diarist and artist and one-time occupant of Myrtle Grove, Youghal, County Cork
Peter Murray traces the extraordinary life and career of Clare Sheridan, artist, journalist and confidante of Charlie Chaplin
Peter Murray traces the colourful career of Robert Fagan whose art was inspired by antique examples discovered in Rome
At the height of his career, American artist Morris Graves moved to Ireland, where he found a ‘kind of magic ‘; Peter Murray recalls the sojourn
Peter Murray remembers the multi-talented artist-composer Brian Boydell
Peter Murray examines the oeuvre of Frederick Buck, whose portrait practice flourished during the Regency period
Peter Murray traces the evolution of Christchurch in Cork, from an historic parish church to its latest incarnation as a venue for the arts.
A visit by Lady Caroline Lamb to Kilkenny and Lismore in 1812
Brought to Ireland to gain distance from Byron, Lady Caroline Lamb instead found inspiration for her novel’s central character based on the poet. Two hundred years later, Peter Murray recalls the historic visit
Peter Murray selects a landscape by John Luke, a recent donation to the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Peter Murray recalls the glittering career of Frederic William Burton, author of Ireland’s favourite painting
Peter Murray recounts the ill-starred diplomatic mission to China, in 1792, led by Antrim-born George Macartney
Peter Murray recalls the remarkable, unconventional career of Elizabeth, Lady Butler whose intense feeling for humanity is documented in her paintings
Michael Craig-Martin’s giant ‘Drawings’ at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire by Peter Murray
THE ROMANTIC GARDEN
DESIGNS OF CATHERINE
FITZGERALD BY PETER MURRAY
Peter Murray remembers the talented artist, Robert Gregory, son of Lady Gregory of Coole Park, whose surviving works are testament to unfulfilled promise
George Victor Du Noyer’s legacy as an artist has yet to be fully appreciated, writes Peter Murray, ahead of the Crawford Art Gallery exhibition to mark the artist’s bicentenary.
Peter Murray separates fact from polemic in the protracted dispute between Piranesi and his elusive patron James Caulfeild
Peter Murray pays tribute to the scholar and artist whose meticulous recording of Irish antiquities in the 19th century remains an invaluable resource today
Peter Murray charts the work of Irish marine artist, Edwin Hayes, whose bicentenary falls this year
The artist Patrick Swift and his wife founded a pottery in Portugal in the 1960s that is still thriving today, writes Peter Murray
Olivia Musgrave’s interest in the Classics greatly informs her sculptures, writes Peter Murray
The ethos of Quakerism informed the impulse to establish Waterford’s Municipal Art Collection, writes Peter Murray
Peter Murray highlights paintings from the recent collection donated to the Crawford Art Gallery by the Port of Cork Company
Peter Murray visits the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, where artist Niamh O’Malley is on show
John Trotter was a bright star in the Dublin Society’s drawing school in the mid-18th century, but his failure to achieve the success expected of him remains something of a mystery, writes Peter Murray
Solomon Delane made his name in Rome, where ‘milords’ from Britain and Ireland, making the Grand Tour, would acquire works of art and antique, writes Peter Murray
Peter Murray considers an exhibition of work by contemporary artists that celebrates the inspirational Italian, Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Peter Murray explores the life and work of sculptor John Byrne
Anthony Carey Stannus was skilled in capturing the excitement and energy of vessels at sea, and also adept at depicting buildings, landscapes and genre scenes, writes Peter Murray
Peter Murray journeys to sculptor Michael Quane’s studio in Cork, which provides an insight into his inspirations and method of working
In Clodagh Emoe’s art practice, sculpture, performance art and philosophy hold equal sway, writes Peter Murray
Peter Murray finds a renewed sense of urgency in artists’ interaction with Ireland’s bog landscapes
From the outset, Rachel Joynt’s work has been characterised by a sense of the infinite and the immediate, writes Peter Murray
Peter Murray looks at the work of artist Charles Collins and finds that his paintings are comparable to those of
his European peers
Peter Murray explores the work of artist and curator Orla O’Byrne