Author Archives: Jessica Fahy Freelance Art Historian

Hello! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer. I’m delighted to announce that I have lots of new courses for the autumn term that you may be interested in attending as well as some talks and tours. You … Continue reading →

Tuesday 16th 10-11.30 am:   National Gallery Part 1 11.30-12 pm:   Coffee Break 12-1.30 pm:     National Gallery Part 2 1.30-3 pm:       Lunch 3-5 pm:            Courtauld Gallery Wednesday 17th 10-11.30 am:   National Portrait Gallery 11.30-12 pm:   Coffee Break 12-1.30 pm:     Royal Academy 1.30-3 pm:       Lunch … Continue reading →

Thank you so much to everyone who has already signed up for one of my courses and helped spread the word, I really appreciate it.   I am very excited to get started with my new course in Malahide on Thursday … Continue reading →

Hello! I hope you are all having a wonderful summer. I’m delighted to announce that I have lots of upcoming tours for August and September as well as new courses for the autumn term that you may be interested in … Continue reading →

Hello, Thank you to those who have expressed an interest in attending my upcoming tours, unfortunately there have been some necessary postponements and changes, my apologies for any inconvenience. The trip to the Hugh Lane on the 5th of July … Continue reading →

June   24th Saturday 3.15 pm: 30 mins – NGI – ‘A Family by Louis Le Brocquy’ – Free Pop-Up Talk 28th Wednesday 11 am: 1 hour – NGI – ‘Margaret Clarke Exhibition’ – €10 per person 30th Friday 2 pm: 1 ½ … Continue reading →

The details of my Summer course have finally been confirmed, thank you for your patience, please find all the details below. Description:     Some of the most famous and revered artists through history were working during the 17th century in … Continue reading →

Night Scenes: Honthorst in Rome As part of the ongoing events for the current exhibition, ‘Beyond Caravaggio’, in the National Gallery of Ireland I will be presenting a lecture on the Dutch artist Gerrit van Honthorst.  Appropriately nicknamed Gherardo delle Notti (“Gerard … Continue reading →

Due to demand, I am delighted to give a second tour of the ‘Crawford at the Castle’ exhibition, please let me know if you would like to attend. Description: For the first time in the 200 years since the foundation … Continue reading →

Tour: Turner Watercolours Description: The National Gallery of Ireland received a bequest of 31 beautiful watercolours by J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) from English collector Henry Vaughan in 1900. One of the conditions of the bequest was that they are only to … Continue reading →