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Hokusai to Araki; The Global Reception to Explicit Japanese Art

Alyssa Delahan Meade
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2020
BA

Subject: Photography/Prints
Country: Japan
Period: 19th, 20th & 21st centuries

10,000 words

This dissertation explores the relationship between the theme of eroticism in the 19th century prints of Hoksusi and the 20th century photographs of Araki. The purpose of this research is to explore the history of erotic art which has contributed to the development of explicit and shocking imagery that has come to define contemporary Japanese art from a western perspective. Further the intention is to explore the ways in which this western impression is somewhat reductive. There is a desire to sensationalise that which is unfamiliar and strange to us, leading to a skewed view of Japanese art and culture, further enforcing the role of western viewer as a scandalised voyeur. Rather than this sensational view of erotic art, there ought to be a greater acceptance of erotic art as reflective of a natural practice and universal experience.

Rudolph Maximilian Butler and Walter Glynne Doolin: Two typical 19th Century architects

Mary Patricia Delaney
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1986
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

The Inevitable Reservoir of Creative Ideation

Gregory Delaney
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1989
BA

Subject: Painting and Sculpture
Country: Various
Period: 15th-18th Century

10,000 words

Ardfert Friary, Co. Kerry

Patricia Dennehy
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1992
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 13th – 16th Century

10,000 words

The Soul of the Sitter A critical analysis of the portraiture of Margaret Clarke

Aisling Dennis
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2016
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Ireland
Century: 20th Century

10,000 words

The Veneration of St. Thomas of Canterbury in Ireland, with particular reference to late medieval tomb sculpture

Elizabeth Dennison
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1981
BA

Subject: Funerary monuments
Country: Ireland and England
Period 12th to 15th Century

10,000 words

The Death of Louise Vernet as the Leading Cause in the Depiction of Religious Imagery in the Work of Paul Delacroche

Aifric Dennison
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2016
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: France
Century: 19th Century

10,000 words

The dissertation discusses the theory that it was the death of Louise Vernet that led to the depiction of religious imagery, particularly religious female imagery in the work of Paul Delaroche after 1845 until his death in 1856. Delaroche was a painter of the historical genre whose work was largely focused on representing the female victim in various states of decline, from condemned to dead. After the death of Vernet in December 1845, Delaroche’s work became more focused on religious imagery and through the depiction of religious imagery, his work became more poignant and emotionally evocative. The work of Delaroche shifted between the depiction of the male and female victim. However, it was his representations of the female victim that displayed his abilities as an artist and that led to his widespread success in his lifetime.

The Virgin Sacrifices: Representations of the Sacrifices of Iphigenia and Polyxena in Art

Alicia Deveney
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2003
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Western Europe
Period: Classical Antiquity to 19th Century

10,000 words

This dissertation analyses the depiction of the virgin sacrifices of Iphigenia and Polyxena in relation to the Classical literary sources. The sources for the mythology are introduced and the stories are summarised. Vase paintings from classical antiquity and a lost wall painting by Timanthes are identified as the earliest examples of the subject. Paintings by Domenichino, Poussin and the French Academy are treated. The importance of Pietro da Cortona's 'The Sacrifice of Polyxena' in establishing the pictorial prototype for depictions of the sacrifice is discovered. Eighteenth century Venetian depictions are discussed in relation to contemporary operas. The changing ways of painting this mythological subject are related to historical and social contexts as well as the literary sources.

The Presence of Aztec Iconography in the Work of Frido Kahlo

Niamh Devereux
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2019
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Mexico
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Marino Marini: Horse and Rider 1945-1960

Ruth Devine
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1998
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Italy
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

Depictions of Women and their Sexuality in the Work of Modernist Artists: Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele A feminist approach on how the female body served as a sexual object in fin-de-siecle Vienna.

Siobhan Dillon
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2018
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Austria
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

The topic of this dissertation of this dissertatation takes a feminist approach to the period of early 1900s during the turn of the century in Vienna. The focus of the work will be on two specific artists in conjunction: Gustav Klimt and his contemporary Egon Schiele, examining approaches to depictions of women have allowed me to gain a wider insight on the male dominated society constructed for Viennese women. A biographical point of view on each artist and an in depth analysis of their works portraying women, their sexuality and societal gender roles allow the viewer to understand the way in which both artists have developed modern, but restricted representations of women. Klimt and Shiele moved forward and broke ground with innovative imagery using women, but unfortunatley failed to solve the misogyny of the finde-siecle.

Drawn to Distant Waters

Emer Dillon
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2014
BA

Subject: Photography, Film and Digital Painting
Country: England, Ireland and Oceania
Period: 19th and 20th Century

10,000 words

A study of Francisco Goya Y Lucientes Los Caprichos

Marie Diviney
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1990
BA

Subject: Print
Country: Spain
Period: 18th and 19th Century

10,000 words

Five recent works by James Coleman

Luke Dodd
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1985
BA

Subject: Performance installation, video installation, slide installation and sound installation
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

From the Margins to the Centre: The Artistic Trajectory of Irish Contemporary Sculptor John Behan

Lucy Dodd
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2023
BA

Subject: Sculpture
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th & 21st Century

10,000 words

Celtic Revival and the Church of Ireland: A Discussion in the Context of the Work of Catherine O’ Brien 1886-1963

Elizabeth Doheny
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2012
MPhil (Irish Art History)

Subject: Stained Glass
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century to 20th Century

Supervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
20,000

The Bauhaus 1919 - 1933

Jarlath Dolan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1982
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Germany
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

The Irish High Crosses in post-medieval Ireland

Ana Dolan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2024
PhD

Subject: Sculpture, Religious Art
Country: Ireland
Period: 15th - 18th Century

Supervisor: Dr Rachel Moss
Approx. 60,000 - 80,000 words

Harry Clarke Studios and the Irish American Church; Making, Meaning and Identity

Paul Donnelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2023
PhD

Subject: Stained Glass, Religious Art
Country: Ireland and USA
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Dr Angela Griffith
Approx. 60,000 - 80,000 words

The Rise and Fall of Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited: An Analysis of the Main Influences in the Story of the Company’s Success and Decline

Paul Donnelly
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2014
MPhil (Irish Art History)

Subject: Stained Glass
Country: Ireland
Period: 20th Century

Supervisor: Dr Yvonne Scott
20,000

Tomato: A Contemporary Approach to Visual Music in Audio-Visual Art

David Donoghue
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2011
BA

Subject: Visual Music
Country: England
Period: 20th and 21st Century

10,000 words

Historical and Mythical Themes in Irish Art (1760-1860)

Maria Doody
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
1991
BA

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

10,000 words

The Houses of the Augustinian Canons in Ireland

Antoinette Dornan
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2014
MLitt

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland

Supervisor: Dr Rachel Moss
Approx. 30,000 - 40,000 words

A Collection of Drawings by Benjamin Woodward?

Cathal Dowd Smith
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2019
BA

Subject: Architecture
Country: Ireland
Period: 19th Century

10,000 words

The purpose of this study is to establish the authorship of a collection of drawings in the Royal Irish Academy hitherto attributed to one of Ireland’s foremost architects of the nineteenth century. Benjamin Woodward (1815-1861). This collection of 128 drawings of Irish antiquities displays a variety in subject-matter, treatment, style and finish that raises doubts as to the validity of the attribution to Woodward. The drawings are significant not least as part of the Academy collection, but also for what they can tell us about the burgeoning architectural study of antiquarian remains in the nineteenth century The study aims to broaden our understanding of this ‘collection’ and deals chiefly with the issues of attribution and provenance of these 128 drawings and does not claim to deal exhaustively with other questions.

Education Theses Register —Department of History of Art and Architecture

Hokusai to Araki; The Global Reception to Explicit Japanese Art

Rudolph Maximilian Butler and Walter Glynne Doolin: Two typical 19th Century architects

The Inevitable Reservoir of Creative Ideation

Ardfert Friary, Co. Kerry

The Soul of the Sitter A critical analysis of the portraiture of Margaret Clarke

The Veneration of St. Thomas of Canterbury in Ireland, with particular reference to late medieval tomb sculpture

The Death of Louise Vernet as the Leading Cause in the Depiction of Religious Imagery in the Work of Paul Delacroche

The Virgin Sacrifices: Representations of the Sacrifices of Iphigenia and Polyxena in Art

The Presence of Aztec Iconography in the Work of Frido Kahlo

Marino Marini: Horse and Rider 1945-1960

Depictions of Women and their Sexuality in the Work of Modernist Artists: Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele A feminist approach on how the female body served as a sexual object in fin-de-siecle Vienna.

Drawn to Distant Waters

A study of Francisco Goya Y Lucientes Los Caprichos

Five recent works by James Coleman

From the Margins to the Centre: The Artistic Trajectory of Irish Contemporary Sculptor John Behan

Celtic Revival and the Church of Ireland: A Discussion in the Context of the Work of Catherine O’ Brien 1886-1963

The Bauhaus 1919 - 1933

The Irish High Crosses in post-medieval Ireland

Harry Clarke Studios and the Irish American Church; Making, Meaning and Identity

The Rise and Fall of Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited: An Analysis of the Main Influences in the Story of the Company’s Success and Decline

Tomato: A Contemporary Approach to Visual Music in Audio-Visual Art

Historical and Mythical Themes in Irish Art (1760-1860)

The Houses of the Augustinian Canons in Ireland

A Collection of Drawings by Benjamin Woodward?

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Department of History of Art and Architecture