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The World According to Gillray Satire, Printmaking and Georgian London

Jack Lynch
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2024
BA

Subject: Printmaking, Illustration, Cariacature
Country: England
Period: 18th Century

10,000 words

The Influence of the Japanese Screen on the Screens of Eileen Gray

Jennifer Lynn
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2016
BA

Subject: Design
Country: Ireland and Japan
Century: 20th Century

10,000 words

The Robert Street Malt store

Francis Michael Lyons
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1988
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

‘Omnia Vincit Amor’: The Treatment of Female Figures and Love in the Art of Rome 1600-1651

Sarah Lysaght
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2009
BA

Subject: Painting, Prints and Sculpture
Country: Belgium, France, Italy and Spain
Period: 17th Century

10,000 words

Beyond Pop: Narrative, Censorship and Self Expression in Contemporary American Comic Art

Murra Mac Rory
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2001
BA

Subject: Painting / Graphics
Country: America
Period: 20th and 21st Century

10,000 words

This dissertation examines contemporary American comic art concentrating "on the comic book as a narrative medium, and the possibility within that medium for self expression". The first chapter sets the background for the study by discussing comic books before and during what the author calls " the reigning years of the code"[of censorship]. In this chapter the reasons why comics were originally censored and the resulting effects of that censorship are discussed. The following chapters examine the 'renaissance' of comic art in the 1990's, the styles of contemporary comics and the artists that introduced those styles. In the final chapter the author focuses in on one particular comic artist, Chris Bachalo, and analyses his work in relation to the translation of a comic script to a visual narrative. Interviews with comic artists Pete Woods (of Batman and Robin), Chris Bachalo (of the X-Men) and Jeff Smith, are included in the appendices.

The Abbey Church of Royaumont, in the context of early 13th century Cistercian architecture.

Florence MacCarthy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1988
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: France
Period: 13th Century

10,000 words

Eighteenth Century English Dress and the Picture Portrait

Marguerite (Margaret Mary) MacCurtin
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1985
BA

Subject: Painting and Fashion
Country: England
Period: 18th Century

10,000 words

The Careers of Lely and Wright Contrasted in the Shadow of van Dyck

Maxwell Anthony MacDermot Conry
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2008
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: England
Period: 17th Century

10,000 words

This dissertation focuses on art in England in the 17th century. The circumstances of the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 effectively turned the clock back to the era of his father’s court, thereby allowing a consideration of early 17th century artists at the court of Charles II. Having noted the changes wrought by Sir Anthony van Dyck to English portraiture, initially at the court of James I and subsequently at that of Charles I, and having considered the consequences of the years of civil war and the Inter-regnum on English art, the dissertation charts van Dyck’s continuing influence in the Restoration period. The question is asked whether that influence was so strong as to overshadow artists such as Sir Peter Lely and John Michael Wright at the court of Charles II, thereby explaining their current unfashionable status.

Sir Basil Goulding One Man’s Meat

Michelle Sheila MacDonagh
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2014
BA

Subject: Painting, Mixed Media, Sculpture and Drawing
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

The aim of this dissertation is to consider the role of Sir Basil Goulding Bart as a important art collector among a minority of figures engaged in the heart of emerging contemporary art in Ireland in the twentieth century. It would appear that he has not been studied in Ireland in the twentieth century. This is surprising given his position as a prominent, steady and consistent patron of artists working in Ireland and his own remarkably broad collection. This dissertation explores Basil Goulding’s untiring contribution to public life as well as his theories on collecting and philosophies of modern art, His exemplary arts patronage and his exceptional personal art collection will also be evaluated. He was a figure engaged in modern Irish art who deserves recognition for the important part he played.

‘Ancora Imparo’ (Still I Am Learning), An Inquiry into Visual Artists Experience of Creativity in Old Age

Ailbhe MacEoin
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2006
MPhil (Irish Art History)

Subject: Art

Supervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
20,000

St. George's Church Hardwicke Place, Dublin

Anna MacGillycuddy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1984
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

Oskar Schlemmer, Man as the Measure of All Things. An Analysis of Oskar Schlemmer’s Teachings and his Art

Kirsten Maclellan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2004
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Western Europe
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

This is a study of the life and work of Oskar Schlemmer through analysis of his letters, diaries and teaching plans. The author explores the life of an artist who remained by and large undocumented, despite his impact on the art of the Bauhaus, and his collaboration with other Weimar artists. The first chapter focuses on the Bauhaus, and the impact of Schlemmer’s contemporaries, Kandinsky, Klee and Albers. The second chapter deals with Schlemmer’s particular area of expertise, focusing on Man in relation to space, and the world around him. This was the centrepoint of both his teachings and his art, and it was approached through the formal, the biological and the philosophical. The final chapter is an analysis of Schlemmer’s work, in direct reference to his teachings, as discussed in the previous chapter.

A study of No. 12 Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8

Rachel MacRory
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1990
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century

10,000 words

The Eighteenth Century Interior Decoration of Rathfarnham Castle, Co. Dublin

Grainne Madden
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1985
BA

Subject: Architecture and Applied Arts
Country: Ireland
Period: 18th Century

10,000 words

Hugh Lane: His Vision for Visual Art in Ireland

Eithne Madden
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2013
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th and 20th Century

10,000 words

ALCHEMY VERSUS THE ARTIST: A STUDY OF THE ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF ALCHEMY THROUGHOUT THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES DURING THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE.

Julia Maeve Lowther
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2022
BA

Subject: Painting, Sculpture
Country: Netherlands
Period: 17th century

10,000 words

Garry Trimble

Teresa Magee
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1988
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Self Portraiture Art- A developing genre culminating in the work of Rembrandt

Claire Magee
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1997
BA

Subject: Self Portraiture
Country: Northern Europe
Period: 17th Century

10,000 words

Dublin Theatre Architecture 1850 - 1920

Hugh Francis Bernard Maguire
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1983
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th and 20th Century

10,000 words

Facing a National Identity: The Hugh Lane Portrait Commission: An Interpretation of Irish Identity (1900-1908)

Donal Maguire
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2008
MPhil (Irish Art History)

Subject: Portraiture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
20,000

The Precedents And/Or Parellels for The High Cross An Assessment of a Cultural Phenomenon

Amy Maguire
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2019
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Ireland, Rome, Egypt, Armenia

10,000 words

As a monument synonymous with Ireland, the high cross is regarded as distinct to the island and with parellel. However, it is apparent that the form resonates with other cultures including the Roman Empire, Coptic Egypt and Armenia. While Christianity was the unifying factor that propelled their creation, they remain indepted to their locality and are a consequence of self-fashioning. Each culture sought a form that was familiar and representative of their culture and piety, yet through the evolutionary process, they became more distinct. In the Roman Empire, the prevalence of the wreath attests to the consolidation of the power of Constantine through an established commemorative tradition. Moreover, it was adapted to create the ‘labarum’ which remained indepted to the wreath yet distinct in its application.

Azabache images of St. James from Santiago de Compostela

Susan Mary Maher
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1988
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Spain
Period: 15th and 16th Century

10,000 words

A Study of the Art and Architecture of Ullard Church, Co. Kilkenny

Jane Maher
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2012
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 12th Century

10,000 words

Shattering the Illusion of Heroism Brutalityh and Devastation in the Wartime Prints of Francisco Goya and Otto Dix

Fionnuala Maher
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2018
BA

Subject: Prints
Country: Spain and Germany
Period: 19th and 20th Century

10,000 words

Education Theses Register —Department of History of Art and Architecture

The World According to Gillray Satire, Printmaking and Georgian London

The Influence of the Japanese Screen on the Screens of Eileen Gray

The Robert Street Malt store

‘Omnia Vincit Amor’: The Treatment of Female Figures and Love in the Art of Rome 1600-1651

Beyond Pop: Narrative, Censorship and Self Expression in Contemporary American Comic Art

The Abbey Church of Royaumont, in the context of early 13th century Cistercian architecture.

Eighteenth Century English Dress and the Picture Portrait

The Careers of Lely and Wright Contrasted in the Shadow of van Dyck

Sir Basil Goulding One Man’s Meat

‘Ancora Imparo’ (Still I Am Learning), An Inquiry into Visual Artists Experience of Creativity in Old Age

St. George's Church Hardwicke Place, Dublin

Oskar Schlemmer, Man as the Measure of All Things. An Analysis of Oskar Schlemmer’s Teachings and his Art

A study of No. 12 Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8

The Eighteenth Century Interior Decoration of Rathfarnham Castle, Co. Dublin

Hugh Lane: His Vision for Visual Art in Ireland

ALCHEMY VERSUS THE ARTIST: A STUDY OF THE ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF ALCHEMY THROUGHOUT THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES DURING THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE.

Garry Trimble

Self Portraiture Art- A developing genre culminating in the work of Rembrandt

Dublin Theatre Architecture 1850 - 1920

Facing a National Identity: The Hugh Lane Portrait Commission: An Interpretation of Irish Identity (1900-1908)

The Precedents And/Or Parellels for The High Cross An Assessment of a Cultural Phenomenon

Azabache images of St. James from Santiago de Compostela

A Study of the Art and Architecture of Ullard Church, Co. Kilkenny

Shattering the Illusion of Heroism Brutalityh and Devastation in the Wartime Prints of Francisco Goya and Otto Dix

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Department of History of Art and Architecture