Jesuit Restoration
‘Passion and Persuasion’
audio April 15, 2015
Dr Audrey Nicholls, art curator, takes Pat Coyle on a tour of 'Passion and Persuasion', an exhibition of Jesuit-inspired paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland. The exhibition has been...
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April 1, 2015
"The Society of Jesus was probably the most prolific patron of the arts in the Baroque era". This was the bold claim made by renowned historian John O'Malley SJ during...
Read moreRediscovering a Caravaggio masterpiece
March 12, 2015
The National Gallery’s Assistant Director came one day to meet Noel Barber SJ. He had astonishing news for him. That painting from the community dining room – it was an...
Read moreMAR29: Talk – ‘Religious Imagery in Spanish Art of the Golden Age’
March 5, 2015
This talk ‘Religious Imagery in Spanish Art of the Golden Age’ by Dr. Stephen Boyd, University College Cork is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion and Persuasion: Images of Baroque Saints’...
Read moreMAR24: Talk – ‘Old Master Drawings in the National Gallery collection’
March 5, 2015
This talk ‘Old Master Drawings in the NGI collection’ by Niamh MacNally, National Gallery of Ireland is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion and Persuasion: Images of Baroque Saints’ taking place...
Read moreMAR22: Talk – ‘Female Baroque Saints’
February 25, 2015
This talk ‘Female Baroque Saints’ by Dr. Catherine Lawless, Trinity College Dublin is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion and Persuasion: Images of Baroque Saints’ taking place from 11 February – 31 May...
Read moreMAR15: Talk – ‘St Alexis, Baroque Opera Star’
February 25, 2015
This talk ‘St Alexis, Baroque Opera Star’ by Adrian Le Harivel, National Gallery of Ireland is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion and Persuasion: Images of Baroque Saints’ taking place from 11 February...
Read moreMAR10: Talk – The Agony and the Ecstasy: Male and Female Baroque Saints
February 25, 2015
This talk ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy: Male and Female Baroque Saints’. by Dr. Joseph McDonnell, Freelance art historian is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion and Persuasion: Images of Baroque Saints’ taking...
Read moreMAR05: Talk – ‘The Jesuits and the Arts: In the Tridentine Era’
February 25, 2015
This talk ‘The Jesuits and the Arts: In the Tridentine Era‘ by Professor John W. O’Malley SJ, Department of Theology, Georgetown University, Washington DC is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion...
Read moreMAR08: Talk – ‘Saints and Sinners: Carvaggio’s Northern European Followers”
February 25, 2015
This talk ‘Saints and Sinners: Carvaggio’s Northern European Followers” by Dr Louise Kelly, University College Dublin is associated with the exhibition ‘Passion and Persuasion: Images of Baroque Saints’ which is taking place...
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