The Rediscovery Of Ireland's Past: The Celtic Revival, 1830-1930 by Jeanne Sheehy

The search for an Irish identity in the visual arts has been long and fervent. The early antiquarians, led by Petrie, rediscovered ancient ruins, Celtic crosses, and such treasures as the Tara Brooch and the Book of Kells; the men of the Young Ireland movement sought Irish self-determination: together, they aimed to restore Ireland's self-respect by drawing attention to her great cultural achievements of the past. Artists and craftsmen depicted antiquities and reproduced them in stone and metal. Painters such as Maclise and Burton chose subjects from the country's history, mythology and folk life. At the turn of the century, a different approach was taken by the collector Hugh Lane, friend of Yeats, Synge and Lady Gregory, who hoped that the inspiring presence in Dublin of his collection of modern Irish and French pictures would lead to the emergence of a genuine Irish School.

Publisher:	Thames and Hudson
Year:	1980
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780500012215
Condition:	Good
Description:	DJ; Heavy. DJ slightly rubbed.

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SKU: 1601572
Location: History