The National Gallery of Ireland ( ga, Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on

Merrion Square Merrion Square () is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre. History The square was laid out in 1752 by the estate of Viscount FitzWilliam and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. The demand for ...

, beside Leinster House, and another on

Clare Street Clare Street may refer to: * Clare Street, Dublin * Clare Street, Bristol, an extension of Corn Street Corn Street, together with Broad Street, Wine Street and High Street, is one of the four cross streets which met at the Bristol High Cro ...

. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later. The gallery has an extensive, representative collection of Irish paintings and is also notable for its

Italian Baroque Italian Baroque (or ''Barocco'') is a stylistic period in Italian history and art that spanned from the late 16th century to the early 18th century. History The early 17th century marked a time of change for those of the Roman Catholic religion ...

and

Dutch masters Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Republ ...

painting. The current director is

Caroline Campbell Caroline Campbell is an American violinist. She is a Solo (music), soloist and chamber music, chamber musician who performs and records classical music, classical, jazz, film and popular music. Early life Campbell was born in Albany, New York, A ...

History

In 1853 an

exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...

, the Great Industrial Exhibition, was held on the lawns of Leinster House in Dublin. Among the most popular exhibits was a substantial display of works of art organised and underwritten by the railway magnate William Dargan. The enthusiasm of the visiting crowds demonstrated a public for art, and it was decided to establish a permanent public art collection as a lasting monument of gratitude to Dargan. The moving spirit behind the proposal was the

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

John Edward Pigot (1822–1871), son of David Richard Pigot, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, and he became one of the first governors of the gallery. The façade of the National Gallery copies the Natural History building of the

National Museum of Ireland The National Museum of Ireland ( ga, Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann) is Ireland's leading museum institution, with a strong emphasis on national and some international archaeology, Irish history, Irish art, culture, and natural history. It has thre ...

which was already planned for the facing flank of Leinster House. The building itself was designed by Francis Fowke, based on early plans by Charles Lanyon, and was completed and opened in 1864. The gallery was not founded around an existing collection, and when the gallery opened it had just 112 paintings. In 1866 an annual purchase grant was established and by 1891 space was already limited. In 1897, the Dowager Countess of Milltown indicated her intention of donating the contents of Russborough House to the gallery. This gift included about 223 paintings, 48 pieces of sculpture, 33 engravings, much silver, furniture and a library, and prompted construction from 1899 to 1903 of what is now called the Milltown Wing, designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. At around this time Henry Vaughan left 31 watercolours by

J.M.W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulen ...

with the requirement that they could only be exhibited in January, this to protect them from the ill-effects of sunlight. Though modern lighting technology has made this stipulation unnecessary, the gallery continues to restrict viewing of the Vaughan bequest to January and the exhibition is treated as something of an occasion. Another substantial bequest came with the untimely death in the sinking of the of

Hugh Lane Sir Hugh Percy Lane (9 November 1875 – 7 May 1915) was an Irish art dealer, collector and gallery director. He is best known for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (the first known public gallery of modern art in the w ...

(1875–1915), since 1914 director of the gallery; not only did he leave a large collection of pictures, he also left part of his residual estate and the Lane Fund has continued to contribute to the purchase of artworks to this day. In addition to his involvement in the gallery, Hugh Lane had also hoped to found a gallery of modern art, something only realised after his death in the

Hugh Lane Gallery The Hugh Lane Gallery, officially Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and originally the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, is an art museum operated by Dublin City Council and its subsidiary, the Hugh Lane Gallery Trust. It is in Charlemont House ( ...

. George Bernard Shaw also made a substantial bequest, leaving the gallery a third of royalties of his estate in gratitude for the time he spent there as a youth. The gallery was again extended in 1962 with a new wing designed by Frank DuBerry of the Office of Public Works. This opened in 1968 and is now named the Beit Wing. In 1978 the gallery received from the government the paintings given to the nation by

Chester Beatty Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 – 19 January 1968)Seanad 1985: "Chester Beatty died at the Princess Grace Clinic, Monte Carlo, on 19 January 1968, .. (some sources give this as 20 January). was an American-British mining magnate, p ...

and in 1987 the Sweeney bequest brought fourteen works of art including paintings by

Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

and

Jack B. Yeats Jack Butler Yeats RHA (29 August 1871 – 28 March 1957) was an Irish artist and Olympic medalist. W. B. Yeats was his brother. Butler's early style was that of an illustrator; he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906. His early pict ...

. The same year the gallery was once again given some of the contents of Russborough House when

Alfred Beit Alfred Beit (15 February 1853 – 16 July 1906) was a Anglo-German gold and diamond magnate in South Africa, and a major donor and profiteer of infrastructure development on the African continent. He also donated much money to university edu ...

donated 17 masterpieces, including paintings by Velázquez, Murillo, Steen, Vermeer and

Raeburn Raeburn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agnes Raeburn (1872-1955), Scottish artist * Anna Raeburn (born 1944), British broadcaster and journalist * Boyd Raeburn U.S. jazz bandleader and bass saxophonist * Henry Raeburn (17 ...

. In the 1990s a lost

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

, '' The Taking of Christ'', known through replicas, was discovered hanging in a Jesuit house of studies in Leeson Street in Dublin by

Sergio Benedetti Sergio Adriano Benedetti (28 October 1942 – 24 January 2018) was an Italian art historian and formerly Head Curator and Keeper of the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. He was best known for his rediscovery of the Baroque masterp ...

, senior conservator of the gallery. The Jesuits have allowed this painting to be exhibited in the gallery and the discovery was the cause of national excitement. The painting was on loan to an Italian gallery from February until July 2010 as part of Caravaggio's 400th anniversary. In 1997

Anne Yeats Anne Butler Yeats (26 February 1919 – 4 July 2001) was an Irish painter, costume and stage designer. Early and family life She was the daughter of the poet William Butler Yeats and Georgie Hyde-Lees, a niece of the painter Jack B. Yeat ...

donated sketchbooks by her uncle

Jack Yeats Jack Butler Yeats RHA (29 August 1871 – 28 March 1957) was an Irish artist and Olympic medalist. W. B. Yeats was his brother. Butler's early style was that of an illustrator; he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906. His early pict ...

and the gallery now includes a Yeats Museum. Denis Mahon, a well-known art critic, promised the gallery part of his rich collection and eight painting from his promised bequest are on permanent display, including ''Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph'' by Guercino.

List of directors

George Mulvany George Francis Mulvany (1809 – 1869) was an Irish painter and the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland. Biography George Francis Mulvany was the son of Thomas James Mulvany, a painter and the RHA's keeper. George Francis Mulv ...

, 1861–69 * Henry Doyle, 1869–92 *

Walter Armstrong Walter Armstrong may refer to: * Sir Walter Armstrong (art historian) (1850–1918), British art historian and writer * Wally Armstrong (born 1945) American professional golfer * Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (born 1955) is a ...

, 1892–1914 *

, 1914–15 *

Walter G. Strickland Walter G. Strickland (3 June 1850 – 26 October 1928) was an English art historian, bibliographer, and antiquary. He wrote ''A dictionary of Irish artists'' (1913). Early life and family Walter George Strickland was born at Sizergh castle, Ken ...

, 1915–16 * Robert Langton Douglas, 1916–23 *

Lucius O'Callaghan Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from '' Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames ('' praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from ...

, 1923–27 * Thomas Bodkin, 1927–35 *

George Furlong George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

, 1935–50 *

Thomas McGreevy Thomas McGreevy (July 29, 1825 – January 2, 1897) was a Canadian politician and contractor. Born in Quebec, he was the son of Robert McGreevy, a blacksmith, and Rose Smith. In 1867 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Quebec West ...

, 1950–63 * James White, 1964–80 *

Homan Potterton Homan Potterton (9 May 1946 – 8 December 2020)''Who Do I Think I Am? A Memoir'' (2017) was an art historian and writer who was director of the National Gallery of Ireland, 1980-88. At 33, he was the youngest ever director of the gallery.

, 1980–88 *

Raymond Keaveney Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

, 1988–2012 *

Sean Rainbird Sean Rainbird (born March 1959) is a British art historian and museum director. From April 2012 he has been Director of the National Gallery of Ireland The National Gallery of Ireland ( ga, Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the nat ...

, 2013–2022 *

2022–to present

Millennium Wing

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, March 2012 (06)

A new wing, called the Millennium Wing, was opened in 2002. Unlike the previous two extensions, this new wing has street frontage and the English architects Benson & Forsyth gave it an imposing Bowers Whitbed,

Portland Stone Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building sto ...

façade and grand atrium. The design originally involved demolishing an adjoining

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

terrace house and its ballroom mews; however, the Irish planning appeals authority, An Bord Pleanála, required that they be retained.

Master development plan

In March 2011, the Office of Public Works (OPW), in association with the gallery, commenced work on the historic complex at Merrion Square to address a critical need for the repair and renovation of the fabric of the Dargan (1864) and Milltown (1903) wings, together with the provision of much needed additional accommodation. The first phase of the works programme involved the removal and replacement of the Dargan Wing roof. The next two phases of the project involved the replacement of the Milltown Wing roof, followed by an extensive upgrade of the fabric and services of the two buildings whilst reclaiming their original period elegance. Refurbishment of the two wings was completed in June 2017.

Location, access and facilities

The National Gallery of Ireland is located in the heart of Georgian Dublin. There are two entrances, one at

and the other at Clare Street. Admission to the gallery is free and many talks, tours and events, as well as the audioguide, are also free of charge. The gallery launched a free smartphone app in 2013. Dublin Bus routes 4, 7 and 7a all pass by the gallery. The Pearse Street

DART Dart or DART may refer to: * Dart, the equipment in the game of darts Arts, entertainment and media * Dart (comics), an Image Comics superhero * Dart, a character from ''G.I. Joe'' * Dart, a ''Thomas & Friends'' railway engine character * Dar ...

station is 5 minutes on foot as is the Dawson stop on the green line of the Luas. The Abbey Street stop of the red line of the Luas is a 20-minute walk away. There are two dublinbikes stations just outside the gallery, one at Clare Street and the other at Merrion Square West. All galleries and entrances are wheelchair and buggy accessible and there are disabled parking spaces outside the Merrion Square entrance. Tours for the visually and hearing impaired are regularly organised. Visitors with guide dogs are welcome in the gallery. The lecture theatre, AV room and gallery shop are all fitted with a loop system for the hearing impaired.

Highlights

The collection has about 14,000 artworks, including about 2,500 oil paintings, 5,000 drawings, 5,000 prints, and some sculpture, furniture and other works of art. File:Clarice Orsini de Medici.JPG,

Domenico Ghirlandaio Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (, , ; 2 June 1448 – 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio, also spelled as Ghirlandajo, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. Ghirlandaio was part of ...

, Presumed ''Portrait of Clarice Orsini, Wife of Lorenzo the Magnificent'', before 1494 File:Mantegna, giuditta di dublino.jpg, Andrea Mantegna, ''Judith'', 1490s File:Werkst. Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Judith mit dem Kopf von Holofernes (National Gallery of Ireland).jpg, Workshop of

Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (german: Lucas Cranach der Ältere ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is know ...

, ''Judith with the Head of Holofernes'', c 1550 File:Tiziano Vecelli - Ecce Homo (National Gallery of Ireland).jpg, Titian, ''Ecce Homo'', 1558–60 File:Hendrick Avercam 045.jpg,

Hendrick Avercamp Hendrick Avercamp (January 27, 1585 (bapt.) – May 15, 1634 (buried)) was a Dutch painter during the Dutch Golden Age of painting. He was one of the earliest landscape painters of the 17th-century Dutch school, he specialized in painting th ...

, ''Scene on the Ice'', c 1620 File:Rembrandt van Rijn - Interior with Figures (ca.1628).jpg,

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

, ''Interior with Figures'', 1628 File:Christ in the House of Martha and Mary 1628 Jan Bruegel2 and Rubens.jpg, Jan Brueghel the Younger and Peter Paul Rubens, ''Christ in the House of Martha and Mary'', 1628 File:Paulus Moreelse - Girl - 1623.jpg, Paulus Moreelse, ''Girl wearing a Gold Chain'', 1632 File:Rembrandt - Portrait of a Woman with Gloves - NGI.808.jpg, Rembrandt, ''Portrait of a Woman with Gloves'', c 1632-1642 File:Hals, Frans - Fisher Boy - 1630-32.jpg,

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

, ''Fisher Boy'', c 1630-32 File:Dirck Hals - A Woman Sewing by Candlelight (1633).jpg, Dirck Hals, ''A Woman Sewing by Candlelight'', 1633 File:Sainte Famille - Poussin - National Gallery of Ireland.jpg,

Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...

, ''The Holy Family'' (''Sainte Famille''), c 1649 File:Jacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael - Bentheim Castle - WGA20467.jpg, Jacob van Ruisdael, ''Burg Bentheim'', 1653 File:La mulata, by Diego Velázquez.jpg,

Diego Velázquez Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of th ...

, ''La mulata (La cena de Emaús)'', before 1660 File:William Hogarth 009.jpg, William Hogarth, ''A Woman Swearing a Child to a Grave Citizen'', c.1729 File:Hellelil and Hildebrand, the meeting on the turret stairs, by Frederic William Burton.jpg,

Frederic William Burton Sir Frederic William Burton (8 April 1816 in Wicklow – 16 March 1900 in London) was an Irish painter who was born in County Wicklow and taken by his parents to live in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland at the age of six. He was t ...

, ''The Meeting on the Turret Stairs'', 1864 File:Walter Osborne In a Dublin Park, Light and Shade.jpg, Walter Osborne, '' In a Dublin Park, Light and Shade'', 1895

Spanish

Luis de Morales Luis de Morales (1509 – 9 May 1586) was a Spanish painter active during the Spanish Renaissance in the 16th century. Known as "El Divino", most of his work was of religious subjects, including many representations of the Madonna and Child and ...

(c.1592–86) ''St Jerome in the Wilderness'' 1570s * Jusepe de Ribera (1591?–1652) ''St Onuphrius'' late 1620s *

(1599–1660) '' Kitchen Maid with the Supper of Emmaus'', c.1617–18 * Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664) ''The Immaculate Conception'' early 1660s *

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Bartolomé Esteban Murillo ( , ; late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporar ...

(1617–82) ''The Return of the Prodigal Son'' c.1660 *

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and ...

(1746–1828) '' Dona Antonia Zarate'' c.1805–06 * Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881–1973) ''Still-Life with Mandolin'' 1924 * Juan Gris (1887–1927) ''Pierrot'' 1921

French

Jacques Yverni Jacques Iverny, Yverni or Iverni (active 1411 - 1435, died probably 1438) was a French painter, hailing from Avignon or from central France. He may be the same as the Master of Castello della Manta who is known from a large fresco of heroes and ...

(flourished 1410–38) ''The Annunciation'' c.1435 *

(1594–1665) ** ''Acis and Galatea'' 1627–28 ** ''The Lamentation over the Dead Christ'' 1657–60 * Jean Lemaire (1598–1659) ''Architecture Landscape with Classical Figures'' 1627–30 * Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) ''Still Life: Two Rabbits, a Grey Partridge, Game Bag and Powder Flask'' 1731 * Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) ''Venus and Cupid (Day)'' c.1755 * Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) ''Demosthenes on the Seashore'' 1859 * Gustave Courbet (1819–77) ''Portrait of Adolphe Marlet'' 1851 * Alfred Sisley (1819–99) ''The Banks of the Canal du Loing at Saint-Mammes'' 1888 * Claude Monet (1840–1926) ''Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat'' 1874 * Paul Signac (1863–1935) ''Lady on the Terrace'' 1898 * Kees van Dongen (1877–1968) ''Stella in a Flowered Hat'' c.1907 * Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943) ''Landscape with the Flight of Stairs'' c.1922

Italian

Master of Verucchio Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles *Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master, ...

(14th century) ''The Crucifixion, Noli me tangere'' c.1330–40 * Fra Angelico (1417–55) ''Sts Cosmas and Damian and their Brothers surviving the Stake'' c.1440–42 * Zanobi Strozzi (attribute to) (1412–68) ''Assumption of the Virgin with Sts Jerome and Francis'' 1460s * Filippino Lippi (1457–1504) ''Portrait of a Musician'' late 1480s * Titian (c.1485/90–1576) ''Ecce Homo'' c.1558/60 *

Giovan Battista Moroni Giovanni Battista Moroni ( – 5 February 1579) was an Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period. He also is called Giambattista Moroni. Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy, he is conside ...

(before 1524–1578) ''Portrait of a Gentleman and his two Children'' c.1570 *

(1571–1610) '' The Taking of Christ'' 1602 *

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...

(1575–1624) ''The Suicide of Cleopatra'' c.1639–40 * Domenichino (1581–1641) ''Saint Mary Magdalene'' c.1625 * Guercino (1591–1666) ''Jacob blessing the Sons of Jacob'' c.1620 *

Sassoferrato Sassoferrato is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy. History To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia. The castle above the town is mentione ...

(1609–85) ''Virgin and Child'' 1630s * Luca Giordano (1634–1705) ''Venus, Mars and the Forge of Vulcan'' 1660s * Carlo Maratta (1625–1713) ''The Rape of Europa'' c. 1680–1685 *

Francesco Solimena Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 – 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian painter of the Baroque era, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen. Biography Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino in the province of ...

(1657–1747) ''Allegory of Winter'' c.1690 * Canaletto (1697–1768) ''St. Mark's Square'' c.1756 *

Ugolino di Nerio Ugolino di Nerio (1280? – 1349) was an Italian painter active in his native city of Siena and in Florence between the years 1317 and 1327. He was a follower of Duccio di Buoninsegna, from whose Maestà some of his scenes are clearly derived. ...

(early 14th Century) ''Prophet Isaiah'' * Paolo Uccello (1397–1475) ''Virgin and Child''

German and Swiss

Salzburg School Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

''Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Mary and John'' c.1430 *

Master of the Youth of St Romold Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...

(active c.1490) ''St Romold taking leave of his Parents'' c.1490 *

Georg Pencz Georg Pencz (c. 1500 – 11 October 1550) was a German engraver, painter and printmaker. Pencz was probably born in Westheim near Bad Windsheim/Franconia. He travelled to Nuremberg in 1523 and joined Albrecht Dürer’s atelier. Like Düre ...

(active 1500–50) ''Portrait of a Gentleman'' 1549 *

Angelica Kauffman Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann ( ; 30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, K ...

(1741–1807) ''The Ely Family'' 1771 *

Emil Nolde Emil Nolde (born Hans Emil Hansen; 7 August 1867 – 13 April 1956) was a German-Danish painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the ...

(1867–1956) ''Two Women in a Garden'' 1915

Flemish

* Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–c.1637) ''Peasant Wedding'' 1620 * Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) ''St Peter finding the Tribute Money'' 1617–18 *

Jacob Jordaens Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits. After Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, he was the leading Fle ...

(1593–1678) ** ''The Veneration of the Eucharist'' c.1630 ** ''The Supper at Emmaus'' c.1645–65 *

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

(1599–1641) ''A Boy standing on a Terrace'' c.1623–24

Dutch

* Marinus van Reymerswaele (attributed) (c.1490/95–c.1567) ''The Calling of Matthew'' c.1530–40 *

Gerrit van Honthorst Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch: ''Gerrit van Honthorst''; 4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname ''Gherardo delle Notti' ...

(1590–1656) ''A Musical Party'' c.1616–18 *

(and studio) (1606–69) ''La Main Chaude'' c.1628 *

Willem Cornelisz Duyster Willem Cornelisz Duyster (1599–1635) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Amsterdam, best known for his " guardroom scenes" (''cortegaarddje''), genre paintings showing the military life. Biography According to the Netherlands Institute for ...

(1599–1635) ''Interior with Soldiers'' 1632 * Aelbert Cuyp (1620–91) ''Milking Cows'' 1640s? *

Matthias Stomer Matthias Stom or Matthias Stomer (c. 1600 – after 1652) was a Dutch, or possibly Flemish, painter who is only known for the works he produced during his residence in Italy. He was influenced by the work of non-Italian followers of Caravaggio i ...

(1600–after 1650) ''The Arrest of Christ'' c.1641 *

(1606–69) ''Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt'' 1647 * Willem Drost (1652–80) ''Bust of a Man Wearing a Large-brimmed Hat'' c.1654 * Anthonie de Lorme (1610–73) ''Interior of St Laurenskerk, Rotterdam'' c.1660–65 * Gabriel Metsu (1629–67) ** ''Man Writing a Letter'' c.1663 ** ''Woman Reading a Letter'' c.1663 * Jan Steen (1625/26–79) ** ''The Village School'' c.1665 ** ''The Marriage Feast at Cana'' 1665–70 * Johannes Vermeer (1632–75) '' Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid'' c.1670 * Cornelis Troost (1696–1750) ''Jeronimus Tonneman and his son Jeronimus'' 1736 *

Nicolaes de Giselaer Nicolaes de Giselaer, also Nicolaes de Geijselers, Nicolaes de Geyselers, Nicolaas de Gijselaer, Nicolaas de Gijzelaer, Nicolaes de Gyselaer, Nicolaas de Gyzelaer, Nicolaes de Ghyselaer (1583–c.1654) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. De ...

''Interior with Figures'' *

Emanuel de Witte Emanuel de Witte (1617–1692) was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized architectural accuracy, De Witte was more concerned with the atmosphere of his interiors. Though few in number, de Witte als ...

''Church Interior'' *

'' Fisher boy with basket''

British and American

* William Hogarth (1697–1764) ** ''The Western Family'' c.1738 ** ''The Mackinen Children'' c.1747 * Thomas Gainsborough 1727–88 ** ''A view in Suffolk'' c.1746 ** ''Mrs Christopher Horton (1743–1808) later Duchess of Cumberland'' 1766 ** ''The Cottage Girl'' 1785 *

Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depend ...

(1723–92) ** ''Parody of Raphael's 'School of Athens' '' 1751 ** ''The Temple Family'' 1780–82 ** '' Omai'' 1776 (On loan from a private collection) ** ''Charles Coote, The First Earl of Bellamont'' 1776 * Henry Raeburn (1756–1823) ''Sir John and Lady Clerk of Penicuik'' 1791 * George Romney (1734–1802) ''Titania, Puck and the Changeling, from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' '' 1793 *

John Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent (; January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more ...

(1856–1925) ''The Bead Stringers of Venice'' 1880–82 *

Stanley Royle Stanley Royle RBA, (1888–1961) was an English post-impressionist landscape painter and illustrator who lived for most of his life in and around Sheffield (England), and in Canada, and was inspired by views of landscape, sea and snow. Early ...

(1888–1961) ''The Goose Girl'' c.1921 * Francis Wheatley (1747–1801) ''The Dublin Volunteers on College Green, 4 November 1779'' 1779–80 *

Andrew Festing Andrew Thomas Festing MBE PPRP (born 30 November 1941) is a British portrait painter, and fellow and former president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Life Andrew Festing was born on 30 November 1941, the third son of four boys of F ...

(1941–present)

Irish

Kevin Abosch Kevin Abosch ( ; born 1969) is an Irish conceptual artist and pioneer in cryptoart known for his works in photography, blockchain, sculpture, installation, AI and film. Abosch's work addresses the nature of identity, value and human currency a ...

(photographer) (1969) "Portrait of Brian O'Driscoll" 2011 * James Barry (1741–1806) **''The Temptation of Adam'' 1767–70 **''Self-portrait as Timanths'' c.1780–1803 **''The Death of Adonis'' * Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891) ''

Connemara Girl ''A Connemara Girl'' is an early 1870s painting by the Irish artist Augustus Nicholas Burke (July 28, 1838 – 1891). One of the most identifiable paintings in Ireland, it depicts a young girl in traditional Connemara attire carrying a bundle ne ...

(1865)''. * Nathaniel Hone the Elder (1718–84) ''The Conjurer'', 1775 *

Hugh Douglas Hamilton Hugh Douglas Hamilton ( – 10 February 1808) was an Irish people, Irish portrait-painter. He spent considerable periods in London and Rome before returning to Dublin in the early 1790s. Until the mid-1770s he worked mostly in pastel. His s ...

(1740–1808) ''Frederick Hervey, Bishop of Derry and Fourth Earl of Bristol (1730–1803), with his Granddaughter Lady Caroline Crichton (1779–1856), in the Gardens of the Villa Borghese, Rome'' c.1790 *

Francis Danby Francis Danby (16 November 1793 – 9 February 1861) was an Irish painter of the Romantic era. His imaginative, dramatic landscapes were comparable to those of John Martin. Danby initially developed his imaginative style while he was the centr ...

(1793–1861) ''The Opening of the Sixth Seal'', 1828 *

Daniel Maclise Daniel Maclise (25 January 180625 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England. Early life Maclise was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Alexan ...

(1806–1870) ''

The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife ''The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by Daniel Maclise, painted in 1854. It is owned by and on permanent display in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. Description The painting depicts the 1170 marriage of t ...

'', 1854 *

Sarah Purser Sarah Henrietta Purser RHA (22 March 1848 – 7 August 1943) was an Irish artist mainly noted for her work with stained glass. Biography Purser was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin, and raised in Dungarvan, County Wate ...

(1848–1943) ''Le Petit Dejeuner'' 1881 *

Roderic O'Conor Roderic O'Conor (17 October 1860 – 18 March 1940) was an Irish painter who spent much of his later career in Paris and as part of the Pont-Aven movement. O'Conor's work demonstrates Impressionist and Post-Impressionist influence. Early lif ...

(1860–1940) ''Le Jeune Bretonne'' c.1895 * Walter Osborne (1859–1903) '' Dublin Streets: a Vendor of Books'', 1889, '' In a Dublin Park, Light and Shade'' c.1895 * John Lavery (1856–1941) ''The Artist's Studio: Lady Hazel Lavery with her Daughter Alice and Step-Daughter Eileen'' 1909–13 * Paul Henry (1876–1958) ''Launching the Currach'' 1910–11 *

William John Leech William John Leech (10 April 1881 – 16 July 1968) was an Irish painter. Biography Leech was born in Dublin the son of Anne Louisa née Garbois (1847–1921) and Professor Henry Brougham Leech LLD (1843–1921). He went to school at St Colum ...

(1881–1968) ''Convent Garden, Brittany'' c.1912 * Sean Keating (1889–1977) ''An Allegory'' c.1922 *

Mainie Jellett Mary Harriet "Mainie" Jellett (29 April 1897, Dublin – 16 February 1944, Dublin) was an Irish painter whose ''Decoration'' (1923) was among the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painter ...

(1897–1944) ''Decoration'' 1923 *

Gerard Dillon Gerard Dillon (191614 June 1971) was an Irish painter and artist. Life Dillon was born in Belfast, he left school at the age of fourteen and for seven years worked as a painter and decorator, mostly in London. From an early age he was intere ...

(1916–1971) ''The Little Green Fields'' c.1945 * Louis le Brocquy (1916–2012) ''A Family'' 1951 * William Orpen (1878–1931) "Portrait of John Count McCormack" 1923

The Yeats Collection

(1871–1957) ** ''Bachelor's Walk, in Memory'' 1915 (On loan from a private collection) ** ''The Liffey Swim'' 1923 ** ''A Morning in a City'' 1937 ** ''Grief'' 1952 * John Butler Yeats (1839–1922) ''John O'Leary'' 1904

Drawings and watercolours

James Malton James Malton (1761–1803) was an Irish engraver and watercolourist, who once taught geometry and perspective. He worked briefly as a draughtsman in the office of the celebrated Irish architect James Gandon. He is best known for a series of pr ...

(1760–1803) ''The Custom House'' * Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) ** ''A Ship against the Mewstone, at the Entrance to Plymouth Sound'' ** ''Fishing Boats on Folkestone Beach'' * Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–82) ''Jane Burden as Queen Guinevere'' 1858 * Frederick William Burton (1816–1900) ''Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on Turret Stairs, 1864'' 1864 * James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) ''Nocturne in Grey and Gold – Piccadilly, 1881–83'' *

Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (, ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, ; 19 July 183427 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints and drawings. Degas is es ...

(1834–1917) ''Two Ballet Dancers in a Dressing Room'' * Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881–1973) ''Two Dancers'' 1925

Zurich Portrait Prize

Originally the Hennessy Portrait Prize, the Zurich Portrait Prize is an exhibition of commissioned artists creating works of portraiture. The Prize is open to artists in all mediums who are either citizens in Ireland or Irish citizens living abroad. The prize consists of €15,000 and a €5,000 commission to create a portrait that would be exhibited in the gallery. Previous winners include * 2018

Mandy O'Neill Mandy or Mandie may refer to: People * Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname * Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer * Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper * Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme Cou ...

* 2019

Enda Bowe Enda Bowe is an Irish photographer that lives and works in London. His publications include ''Kilburn Cherry'' (2013) and ''At Mirrored River'' (2016). Bowe was joint winner of the SOLAS Ireland award in 2015 and won second prize in the 2018 and ...

. When it was the Hennessy Portrait Prize, the prize winners were * 2017 Jack Hickey * 2016 Gerry Davis * 2015

Vera Klute Vera Klute ARHA (born 1981) is a German multi-disciplinary artist based in Dublin, Ireland. Life Vera Klute was born in 1981 in Salzkotten, Germany. Klute moved to Ireland to attend Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, graduat ...

* 2014 Nick Miller

Library and archives collections

Th
library and archives collections
at the National Gallery of Ireland encompass unique and historically significant collections for the study of art history. The origins of the collections can be traced back to the foundation of the institution over one hundred and sixty years ago. Covering the visual arts from the classical to the contemporary these collections continue to be a vital research element of the National Collection. The development of the library and archive has been supported principally through public funding and the private donations of generous benefactors. Open to the public, it has particularly rich holdings relating to the history of western European art from the Middle Ages on, and the collections relating to Irish and Italian art are extensive. The collection amounts to over 100,000 published volumes, in addition to significant archival holdings.

References

Citations

Sources

;

Irish Statute Book The Irish Statute Book, also known as the electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB), is a database produced by the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland. It contains copies of Acts of the Oireachtas and statutory instruments.

National Gallery of Ireland Act 1854

National Gallery of Ireland Act 1855
* National Gallery (Amendment) Act 1865: see
National Gallery of Ireland Act 1928

National Gallery of Ireland Act 1963

National Cultural Institutions Act 1997, Part VI
;Secondary * Raymond Keaveney (2002), ''The National Gallery of Ireland: Essential Guide''. London: Scala Publishers. * Homan Potterton (2003), ''The National Gallery of Ireland'' in Brian Lalor (Ed.) ''

The Encyclopedia of Ireland ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...

''. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. * Homan Potterton, Introduction to ''National Gallery of Ireland: Illustrated Summary Catalogue of Paintings''. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan.

External links

National Gallery of Ireland websiteReports of the Director of the National Gallery of Ireland 1883–1920
from EPPI (Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland) {{Authority control Art museums established in 1864 Art museums and galleries in the Republic of Ireland Arts in Dublin (city) Irish art National museums of the Republic of Ireland Museums in Dublin (city) 1864 establishments in Ireland Ireland Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media