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Podcast: The Arts House
Episode: WORK OF THE WEEK 46 BUST OF JAMES BARRY JOSEPH PANZETTA
Description: Conor Tallon and Michael Waldron astnt Curator at the Crawford Art Gallery are...Talking heads this week!It’s artist James Barry’s 215th anniversary, so we’ve dedicated this WORK OF THE WEEK to him!The remarkable career of ‘great historical painter’ James Barry (1741-1806) took him from his native Cork to Dublin, Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, and finally London. His life in the British capital saw him become not only a member of the Royal Academy of Arts but also its professor of painting. In 1799, however, his outspoken views gained him the distinction of being th...