This event will feature an afternoon of presentations and a special exhibition preview in celebration of the opening of Murillo: The Prodigal Son Restored at the National Gallery of Ireland.
Showcasing a unique series of works by one of the most celebrated artists of the Spanish Golden Age, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), this in-focus exhibition explores themes of sin, repentance and forgiveness across six remarkable canvases. Donated to the National Gallery of Ireland by the Beit family in 1987, the six works have not been displayed together publicly for several decades. Murillo: The Prodigal Son Restored will celebrate the recent conservation of the series, which has revived the splendour of Murillo’s colours, brushwork, and mastery of narrative.
| 12pm – 1.15pm | Exhibition preview (Present your ticket for admission) Hugh Lane Room, Beit Wing, Level 3 |
| 1.15pm – 1.25pm | Registration Lecture Theatre, Beit Wing, Level -1 |
| 1.30pm | Welcome Sean Rainbird, Director, National Gallery of Ireland |
| 1.35pm | Introduction Dr Aoife Brady, Curator, National Gallery of Ireland |
| 1.50pm | Murillo: The Prodigal Son Revisited Muirne Lydon, Conservator, National Gallery of Ireland |
| 2.10pm | The Prodigal Son series. “Quatro cuadritos” by Murillo in the Museo del Prado. Elena Cenalmor Bruquetas, Researcher, Museo del Prado |
| 2.30pm | Discoveries and Display: Murillo’s Virgin and Child in Glory Kate O’Donoghue, Curator, National Museums Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery |
| 2.55pm | Questions and discussion |
| 3.10pm | Tea / coffee Courtyard |
| 3.50pm | Introduction Prof. Stefano Cracolici, Director, Zurbarán Centre |
| 4pm | “All rooms are furnished with great works of art” – the Beit collection Pauline Swords, Curator, Russborough, Co. Wicklow |
| 4.20pm | A Painter of Street Urchins and Beggars? The perception of Murillo in Britain. Isabelle Kent, Independent scholar |
| 4.40pm | “Something of immortal value”: Murillo at the Meadows Museum Dr Amanda Dotseth, Curator, Meadows Museum, Dallas |
| 5.05pm | Questions and discussion |
| 5.20pm | Close |
Click here for more information and to book tickets (Full price €25, students/OAPs €22.50, Friends €20)
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