Art Movements-History of Art

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Curraghmore House and Gardens

Curraghmore House is located in Portlaw, County Waterford. You are not allowed to take pictures of the interior while on the tour, and it is a shame because there are so many treasures located in this house (including huge paintings by Rubens, Gilbert Stuart and many others)

My Drawing Class!

Front Entrance

View from gardens of the rear of the house

Shell House, created by Catherine Countess of Tyrone in 1754. 

Interior has been completely covered by beautiful shells.

Waterford Crystal Factory Tour

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Cinderella's Carriage. One of many beautiful pieces in the Showroom 

Some of the molds used in the factory

Glass bowing and shaping

Looking for imperfections and grinding edges 

We have a bird's eye view for all the action on the factory floor.

Here are some more beautiful photos from the factory tour by professional photographer Hardy Klahold

Michelagelo's Pietà

Michelangelo carved the Pietà  from a single block of marble in 1498. It depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus Christ after he was removed from the cross. This sculpture lives in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Exterior of St. Peter's

Interior of St. Peter's

Interesting fact about the Pietà (located in the north aisle) is that it was not always behind bullet-proof glass. It was placed behind the glass as a result of an attack on the sculpture by geologist, Laszlo Tothin, in 1972. It was painstakingly restored form 10 months and then re-opened to the public in 1973.

After receiving 12 hammer strikes from Laszlo Tothin

Detail of Mary's head in profile

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LINK to another example post for Art in Life about Picasso's Guernica