On the occasion of the staging of the opera “Maria Stuarda” by Gaetano Donizetti in town, the Italian Cultural Institute and Adrian Le Harivel, curator of British Art at the National Gallery of Ireland and music historian, will offer an exclusive guided tour in English in search of the most significant paintings of the National Gallery.
Like Donizetti and other Italian opera composers of the early 1800s, Romantic artists were also fascinated by historical characters and scenes. This tour will examine fascinating examples at the National Gallery by Daniel Maclise, David Wilkie and Jean-Ernest Meissonier, which are full of authentic detail, interpreted with drama and pathos, following contemporary attitudes to the past.
Limited seats. Reservation on our site. Free event in English.
Thursday 9th June 2022 at 1pm
National Gallery of Ireland
Merrion Square main entrance
Reservation no longer available