Zanobi di Jacopo Machiavelli (1418-1479) Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, c.1470 Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. (Click on image to enlarge).
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1647 Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. (Click on image to enlarge).
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These gorgeous images, by kind permission of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, are from the exhibition Masterpieces from the Collection. Ongoing throughout 2012 this is a presentation of some of the Gallery’s finest works of art, featuring masterpieces of European art from the early renaissance to the 20th century. It includes key works from the collection of Irish art from the 17th century onwards. The exhibition is located at the National Gallery’s Beit Wing and the entrance is via Clare St., Dublin 2.
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