Examples of art in bronze and iron ages Some beautiful items were made in gold, bronze or stone by these early craftsmen. It is quite possible that many of these items had ...
Types of art in the Mesolithic period No evidence of Mesolithic art has been found in Ireland. This may have been because these people moved around most of the time and did ...
examples of Neolithic art There are no pictures as such from Neolithic Ireland. However, many of the tombs which are common in this period are well decorated with ...
Earliest Christian Period From 432AD to the early years of the 7th century, important and distinctive items of bronze, enamel work, engraved stone slabs and the ...
Woodcuts Art and culture needed new inspiration and new practitioners after the dissolution of the monasteries. One form of art that developed at ...
Book of Durrow In the 7th century at the monastery at Durrow, Co Offaly, Saint Columba is credited with writing the Book of Durrow which is now in ...
Landscape Painting The military situation in Ireland gave rise to the first example of Irish landscape painting. This was the Siege and Battle of Kinsale ...
Ardagh Chalice The very best example of Irish metalwork of the early Christian period is the Ardagh Chalice which dates from the early 8th century. ...
Silverware In 1637 the Dublin Goldsmiths’ Company was established by Royal Charter and it grew under the influence of Dutch craftsmen in Dublin. ...
Tara Brooch Brooches which are almost ring like in appearance are known as penannular and these designs were peculiar to Ireland, although they were ...
