Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Episode 4 - James Barry, Painter

Born 1741 Cork city, father a trader; recognised early on as a prodigious talent; attracted patronage of Edmund Burke in 1773, enabling him to travel abroad for further study; 1766 to 1771, trip to Italy to study the Old Masters; returned to England, becoming member of Royal Academy 1773; commission to decorate Royal Society rooms 1777, a series of paintings which would become his masterpiece, The progress of human culture; stylistically, Barry associated with an English, neo-classical style, as, for example, poet-painter William Blake; 1782 to 1799 professor of painting at the Royal Academy; died 1806, remains lie at St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Reference: Crawford Art Gallery, Cork website, http://www.crawfordartgallery.ie/Paintings/Barry.html

The plaque is located at Barry's Place, Seminary Road, Blackpool.


Contributor: Tom Dunne, Emeritus Professor of History, University College Cork

A Place in Time - Episode 4: James Barry, Painter by Conor O'Toole on Mixcloud

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