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
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 separates fact from polemic in the protracted dispute between Piranesi and his elusive patron James Caulfeild
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 remembers the talented artist, Robert Gregory, son of Lady Gregory of Coole Park, whose surviving works are testament to unfulfilled promise
Peter Murray recalls the remarkable, unconventional career of Elizabeth, Lady Butler whose intense feeling for humanity is documented in her paintings
Hughie O’Donoghue’s commission for the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey by Peter Murray
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 recounts the ill-starred diplomatic mission to China, in 1792, led by Antrim-born George Macartney
Peter Murray recalls the glittering career of Frederic William Burton, author of Ireland’s favourite painting
Peter Murray selects a landscape by John Luke, a recent donation to the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
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 traces the evolution of Christchurch in Cork, from an historic parish church to its latest incarnation as a venue for the arts.
Peter Murray examines the oeuvre of Frederick Buck, whose portrait practice flourished during the Regency period
Peter Murray remembers the multi-talented artist-composer Brian Boydell
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 traces the colourful career of Robert Fagan whose art was inspired by antique examples discovered in Rome
Peter Murray traces the extraordinary life and career of Clare Sheridan, artist, journalist and confidante of Charlie Chaplin
Peter Murray recalls the independent spirit Edith Blake, diarist and artist and one-time occupant of Myrtle Grove, Youghal, County Cork
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 reflects on the cool Nordic aesthetic of Patricia Burns whose work is on view in January at the Taylor Galleries, Dublin.
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
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
Was Daniel Maclise a proto-Nationalist painter? Peter Murray thinks not, in his assessment of the National Gallery’s recently restored masterpiece.