Philip McEvansoneya explains the iconography of the city’s splendid ceremonial carriage
Philip McEvansoneya finds that Margarita Cappock’s book Francis Bacon’s Studio (Merrell) succeeds admirably in its scholarly interpretation of the contents of Bacon’s studio while the vagaries of the creative process remain elusive
Angela Griffith and Philip McEvansoneya discuss some highlights from an exhibition celebrating Irish artists’ engagement with publishing in the period 1830–1930.
Philip McEvansoneya reflects on John Lavery’s portrayal of his constant model, his wife, Hazel Martyn, ahead of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane’s exhibition ‘Lavery: Passion and Politics’.
Philip McEvansoneya looks at two versions of George Petrie’s The Last Circuit of the Pilgrims at Clonmacnoise, the first of which was commissioned for Sophia Haldimand in 1828
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Cosmopolitan yet connected to local issues, Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt played a prominent role in promoting Ireland’s cultural institutions at a pivotal time in their early history, writes Philip McEvansoneya