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Thread: Michelangelo (1475-1564) was one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance whose paintings, drawings, sculpture & architecture have always been famous. He was seminal in combining the art of

Thread: Ancient Woodland is a scientific definition meaning a site which has always been wooded since 1600AD. There are less than 100 in Ireland. My favourite is Cratloe, Co Clare

Thread: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was born on this day. He was one of America’s greatest & most popular artists. His importance as a modern artist is only now being recognised

Thread: Today is Imbolc, which celebrates the first day of Spring in Ireland. It is an ancient Celtic feast & is marked as St Bridget’s Day, it’s Christian re-incarnation. In

Thread: Ireland was neutral in WWII & at the time the name of the State was Éire. The war has always been known as ‘The Emergency’. As it broke out

Thread: Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) was an Irish painter who was associated with the Scottish colourists & painted with a French approach. His ability to move between establishment & revolutionary

So I came across a link to the Harrison-Forman collection of photography at the University of Wisconsin which includes photos of Ireland. I’ve found a number of fascinating ones from

Thread: The world is celebrating Christmas today. So it’s a good time to explore the unique traditions associated with sacred or holy trees in Ireland & why Christmas trees are

Thread: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. So it’s a good time to explore the unique traditions associated with sacred or holy trees in Ireland & why Christmas

Thread: Today on the Winter Solstice, one of the oldest traditions on the planet is played out at Newgrange, Ireland. Newgrange is older than the Pyramids & Stonehenge & was

Thread: A brief history of Irish art as demonstrated by its greatest painters, in my opinion. Here are images by Sir Frederick William Burton, Harry Clarke & Francis Bacon. Although

Thread: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is one of the most intriguing old masters. Two of his works, the Last Supper & The Mona Lisa, are amongst the most famous images

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