Browsing History of Art and Architecture (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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The Testament of Stone: Understanding the past, present, and future cultural significance of the long lives of the Irish high crosses.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History Of Art, 2024)The Irish High Crosses are a unique group of monuments that, relative to their size, convey a exceptional amount of information about the early Christian period in which they were made. Over the past one hundred and fifty ... -
The Albert Bender donations of Far Eastern Art to the National Museum of Ireland in the context of his cultural interests in Ireland and California
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2010)The National Museum of Ireland (formerly the Dublin Science and Art Museum) was founded in 1877. During the late nineteenth/early twentieth century policy dictated that the acquisition of applied/industrial arts be nationally ... -
The architecture and archaeology of St Audoen's Church, Cornmarket, Dublin
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The culture of architecture in Dublin 1940-1965 : a study of architectural discourse, key competitions and buildings of health, home and worship
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2011)The thesis is a history of architecture in Dublin from c.1940 to c.1965. It is the first in-depth examination of Irish architecture during this period. It explores various relationships around the production and culture ... -
The early career of George Coppinger Ashlin (1859-1869) : Gothic Revival architect
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2002)This thesis studies the development of the early career of George Coppinger Ashlin (1837-1921). The period covered is from 1859 to 1869 when Ashlin was in partnership with E.W. Pugin. The works of the Pugin and Ashlin ... -
The iconography of mythological themes in German art c.1920-1950
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2000)The purpose of the dissertation is an iconographical analysis of works on mythological themes during the period of the Third Reich: including the lead up to it in the 1920s, and the immediate aftermath to around 1950. As ... -
The Kilkenny Marble Works : a family business enterprise
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2011)This thesis is the first comprehensive study of the Colies family of Kilkenny and their business enterprise, the Kilkenny Marble Works. It examines how this local industry influenced the marble trade on a national and ... -
The life and career of an Irish flower painter, Moyra Barry (1885-1960) : flower painting and cultural conservatism in early twentieth-century Ireland
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The life and work of H. Jones Thaddeus 1859-1929
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2000)The early chapters of this thesis cover Harry Jones Thaddeus’s formative years, including his youth in Cork, where he attended and excelled at the Cork School of Art, and received his first commissions, the important period ... -
The nude in modern Irish art : tradition and transgression: an exploration of themes and trends in the representation of the nude in twentieth century Irish art
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2013)This is a project with the potential to have groundbreaking implications for Irish art. The nude has long been central to the study of art history but has erroneously been thought to have been absent from art in Ireland. ... -
The painting techniques and workshop practices of Guido Reni
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2017)The intention of this thesis is to produce an account of the workshop practices of the seventeenth-century Bolognese painter, Guido Reni. Reni was a painter of great eminence in seicento Italy; a contemporary and competitor ... -
The planning and use of space in Irish houses 1730-1830
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History of Art and Architecture, 2009)Much has been written about eighteenth- and nineteenth-century country houses, in both Ireland and Britain. One of the most important books among the wealth of information about British houses is Mark Girouard's seminal ... -
Through the eye of the dragon: An examination of the artistic patronage of Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History Of Art, 2019)Through the Eye of the Dragon: An Examination of the Artistic Patronage of Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585) Jacqueline Christine Carey This thesis is an interrogation of the artistic patronage of Pope Gregory XIII ... -
The Topographical Prints of Louis Meunier: A Study of a Representation of Spain in the Seventeenth Century and its Extended Afterlife
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Histories & Humanities. Discipline of History Of Art, 2024)This thesis examines the representation of Spanish and Portuguese cities in an album of topographical views made by Louis Meunier, a printmaker operating in Paris in the second half of the seventeenth century. The set of ...