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National Gallery (Dublin)
National Gallery was opened to the public in 1864. More
than 600 works are on display and, although there is a strong emphasis
on Irish landscapes and portraits, all major schools of European painting
are represented. The ground floor rooms show Irish and British art, including
a whole section dedicated to the works of Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957). There
are also paintings by his fatber and sisters.
Over the years the gallery has benefited from many generous bequests.
Playwright George Bernard Shaw left a third of his estate to it. The
Shaw Fund Gallery is an elegant hall, lined with full-length
portraits, dating from the 17th century onward, and lit by magnificent Waterford Crystal chandeliers.
On the first noor works are hung in broadly chronological order according
to nation. The Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch collections account
for most of the space. Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ, a major
attraction, hung unrecognized for years in the Dublin Jesuit House
of Study, until rediscovered in 1990.
Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm
Thursday 9.30am-8.30pm
Sunday 12pm-5.30pm
Closed Good Friday and 24-26 December
Phone +353-1-661 5133
Address National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West &
Clare Street, Dublin 2
Web www.nationalgallery.ie
Museums in Dublin
- Dublin Writers Museum (Dublin)
- Dublinia (Dublin)
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- National Gallery (Dublin)
- National Museum (Dublin)