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A Comparison between the Vanitas paintings of Northern (Protestant) Europe and Southern (Catholic) Europe during the Dutch Golden Age (1588- 1672)

Suzanne Holland - Mayes
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2022
BA

Subject: Still Life, Painting
Country: Europe
Period: 17th century

10,000 words

La Collegiale Saint - Aubin de Guerande.

John Ronald P. H. Holmes
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1991
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: France
Period: 12th- 15th Century

10,000 words

Summerhill House, Co. Meath A Palace Among Houses

Robert Andrew Holton
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2018
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th and 19th Century

10,000 words

The Dublin Millennium Sculpture Symposium - A Uniquely “Irish” Symposium

Niamh Hooper
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1992
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Blasphemy in Art: Blasphemous Christian Themes in Contemporary Fine Art

Catherine Howley
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2009
BA

Subject: Painting, Sculpture, Prints and Mixed Media
Country: America, England, Germany and Russia
Period: 20th to 21st Century

10,000 words

Angelica Kauffmann: A Female Artist’s Work in Ireland

Michaela Hughes
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1993
BA

Subject: Painting, Drawing and Applied Arts
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th and 19th Century

10,000 words

Cranach’s Eve: An Exegetical Examination of the Representation of Eve in the Sixteenth Century ‘Luther Bible’

Eleanor Huges
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2016
BA

Subject: Paining, Manuscripts, Books and Prints
Country: Germany
Century: 16th Century

10,000 words

The thesis will argue that the ‘Creation’ page in the so-called ‘Luther Bible’ of 1534, illustrated by Lucas Cranach the Elder’s workshop, supports a more egalitarian reading of Eve’s nature in Genesis in comparison to its predecessors. Feminist biblical scholars often overlook printed illustrated when considering this. It is proposed here that Cranach’s workshop chiaroscuro woodcuts offer a more profane representation of Adam and Eve in comparison to Cranach’s courtly nudes. These profane nudes arguably support Luther’s theological agenda for releasing the ‘Word of God’ and for a wide use of the vernacular translation of the Bible. Moreover, the 1534 ‘Creation’ page is a vehicle for this Reformer’s interpretation of Genesis 1-3, challenging traditional visual exegesis of Eve especially.

From Subversion to Celebration: The Emergence of a Domestic Avant-Garde in Contemporary Irish Art

Jane Humphries
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2007
MPhil (Irish Art History)

Subject: Art
Country: Ireland
Period: 21st Century

Supervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
20,000

(Re)Imagining the Domestic in Contemporary Irish Art

Humphries, Jane
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2012
PhD

Subject: Art
Country: Ireland
Period: 21st Century

SUpervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
Approx. 60,000-80,000 words

The Print Room at Castletown House, Co. Kildare

Fiona Mary Hunt
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1991
BA

Subject: Print
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century

10,000 words

Public & Private Improvements in Eighteenth-Century Ireland: the Case of the Conynghams of Slane, 1703-1821

Livia Hurley
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2009
MLitt

Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century

Supervisor: Dr. Edward McParland
Approx. 30,000-40,000 words

Yann Renard Goulet 1914-1999: A Celtic Nationalist

Rossa Hurley
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2010
MPhil (Irish Art History)

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

Supervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
20,000

Framing the Nation: Making the Case for an Irish National Portrait Gallery

Emily Hussey
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2019
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Ireland, America
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

James Arthur O'Connor

John Hutchinson
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1977
MLitt

Subject: Painting
Country: Ireland and England
Period: 19th Century

Supervisor: Anne Crookshank
Approx. 30,000-40,000 words

Divining Bloodshed Examining the Theme of Blood in Devotional Imagery of the Early Modern Period

Meabh Hyland
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2012
BA

Subject: Painting and Sculpture
Country: Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and Holland
Period: 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Century

10,000 words

The Pink Sheep: Encountering the Other in Alexander McQueen’s ‘Voss’

Louise Hynes
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2017
BA

Subject: Fashion
Country: England
Period: 21st Century

10,000 words

This dissertation offers a new approach to studying the work of the late fashion designer, Lee ‘Alexander’ McQueen (1969-2010). It proposes that by identifying the factors that rendered McQueen as the Other, both in his personal and professional life, one can obtain a better understanding of McQueen’s rich body of work. At the centre of this research is the designer’s Spring/Summer 2001 Ready-to-Wear collection, ‘Voss’. In the advent of a great change in McQueen’s career, Voss is positioned here as McQueen’s ultimate encounter with the Other. Beneath the narrative facade of female hysteria, was an expression of an artist on the brink of his personal and creative frustration. By locating the work of Alexander McQueen within an art historical and sociological framework, this dissertation seeks to offer an encompassing consideration of McQueen’s designs and identity.

First and Foremost a Painter: The Evolution of Eithne Jordan

Clodagh Hynes
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2018
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th and 21st Century

10,000 words

The aim of this dissertation is to take an in-depth look at the work of Irish artist Eithne Jordan and attempt to understand the changes and transitions that have occurred in her work since her career began in the 1980s. Though she has always remained dedicated to the art of painting, her career has undergone a number of shifts in technique, subject matter and style. Without proper investigation, these changes may seem unprecedented or difficult to explain. However, through a deeper understanding of her work, we can make connections between the various periods in her career and better suggest the reasons why the artist may have chosen to develop in the directions that she did. Overall, it is hoped to give the reader a clear picture of the reasons Jordan’s work has evolved in the way that it has.

Illustrating a Modern Inferno, Three Modern Artists’ Mirroring of Dante’s Inferno in their Contemporary Worked

Igoe Flora
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2020
BA

Subject: Mixed Media
Country: Ireland, Spain and USA
Period: 20th & 21st centuries

10,000 words

The Bishop and the Beast. A Suggested Source for the Iconography of Similar Images Found on Four Irish High Crosses.

Claire Jackson
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1992
BA

Subject: Sculpture and High Cross
Country: Ireland
Period: 9th- 12th Century

10,000 words

Through the Looking Glass: Jenny Saville

Georgina Ann Jackson
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2000
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Great Britain
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

The Stomach of the City: Dublin’s Fruit and Vegetable Market

Emma Jacob
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2010
BA

Subject: Architecture and Sculpture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

In What Ways Does Public Art in the United Kingdom Engage with Democratic Ideals, 2000-2015?

Madeleine Jacobs
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2015
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Britain
Period: 21st Century

10,000 words

Were Elements of the Japanese Feminine Absorbed by Western Artists Through the Importation of Ukiyo-e to Paris at the End of the 19th Century?

Eulalie Jacout
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2008
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: France and Japan
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

Approaches to the Centralised Church in Renaissance Italy in Modern Scholarship

Sarah Jaeger
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2013
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Italy
Period: 15th and 16th Century

10,000 words

Education Theses Register —Department of History of Art and Architecture

A Comparison between the Vanitas paintings of Northern (Protestant) Europe and Southern (Catholic) Europe during the Dutch Golden Age (1588- 1672)

La Collegiale Saint - Aubin de Guerande.

Summerhill House, Co. Meath A Palace Among Houses

The Dublin Millennium Sculpture Symposium - A Uniquely “Irish” Symposium

Blasphemy in Art: Blasphemous Christian Themes in Contemporary Fine Art

Angelica Kauffmann: A Female Artist’s Work in Ireland

Cranach’s Eve: An Exegetical Examination of the Representation of Eve in the Sixteenth Century ‘Luther Bible’

From Subversion to Celebration: The Emergence of a Domestic Avant-Garde in Contemporary Irish Art

(Re)Imagining the Domestic in Contemporary Irish Art

The Print Room at Castletown House, Co. Kildare

Public & Private Improvements in Eighteenth-Century Ireland: the Case of the Conynghams of Slane, 1703-1821

Yann Renard Goulet 1914-1999: A Celtic Nationalist

Framing the Nation: Making the Case for an Irish National Portrait Gallery

James Arthur O'Connor

Divining Bloodshed Examining the Theme of Blood in Devotional Imagery of the Early Modern Period

The Pink Sheep: Encountering the Other in Alexander McQueen’s ‘Voss’

First and Foremost a Painter: The Evolution of Eithne Jordan

Illustrating a Modern Inferno, Three Modern Artists’ Mirroring of Dante’s Inferno in their Contemporary Worked

The Bishop and the Beast. A Suggested Source for the Iconography of Similar Images Found on Four Irish High Crosses.

Through the Looking Glass: Jenny Saville

The Stomach of the City: Dublin’s Fruit and Vegetable Market

In What Ways Does Public Art in the United Kingdom Engage with Democratic Ideals, 2000-2015?

Were Elements of the Japanese Feminine Absorbed by Western Artists Through the Importation of Ukiyo-e to Paris at the End of the 19th Century?

Approaches to the Centralised Church in Renaissance Italy in Modern Scholarship

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