Jove, The Elements and Seasons ceiling, Mespil House, Dublin, Ireland

Jove, The Elements and Seasons ceiling, Mespil House, Dublin, Ireland

Elements and Seasons presided over by Jupiter

Stucco

Plasterwork

Jove

Jupiter

Zeus

Lantern slide of a detail of Jove in The Elements and Seasons Ceiling in Mespil House, Mespil Road, Dublin. Originally Labelled 'D3 44', and with title 'Mespil House'. Although Mespil House was demolished in 1951, three of it's ceilings were kept due to the incredible stucco work which adorned them. Two ceilings, Medicine with the Arts and Sciences and Minerva introducing the Arts to Hibernia, now reside in Dublin Castle. The third ceiling, a detail of which can be seen in this slide, The Elements and Seasons ceiling, now resides in Aras an Uachtarain. This ceiling (c. 1750's) was formerly in the dining room and is an open ceiling. In the centre amongst the clouds is Jove, bearded and lightly draped, he is seated with a sunny halo carrying his thunderbolt in his right arm. His eagle sits extended underneath. The ceiling is attributed to Bartholomew Cramilion who worked on the chapel in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.

Emma Newman

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection: Box 08

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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EN

Image

Box08_041

21/01/15

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

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

7601 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

Town/townland: Dublin

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

Area: Mespil Road

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/1380722.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 0 15

Irish National Grid North: 35

position source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.332975

Longitude: -6.248744

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