National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

NGI

Gallery

Lantern slide of the interior of the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI), Dublin, Ireland. Originally labeled 'D3 6' and without a title. The NGI opened its doors in 1864 by the Earl of Carlisle. The new Gallery bulding was designed by Francis Fowke and its facade was to resemble that of the National History Musuem. The interior view of the Gallery shown by the slide, highlights the classical style in which it was built. Four large corinthian columns supports an architrave and frieze that is topped by a cornice running the paramerter of the room. One of the pieces featued in the slide is a sculpture of a boy picking a thorn out of his foot. Also known as Fedele or Spinarlo, the orginal is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture fround in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome. The marble copy found in the NGI is by the 19th century Italian painter Giacomo Vanelli. It was presented to the Gallert by Mrs. Carmichael in 1863.

Sophie Hogan

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection: Box 08

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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Box08_004

16/12/14

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

7564 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

Town/townland: Dublin

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/100002.aspx

Irish National Grid East: O 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

position source: www.logainm.ie

53.34092

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The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)