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ITINERARY Art trip to Dublin 19th December Date: Tuesday 19th of December. Meet at Cork Kent at 6.45 am Depart Cork Kent : 7.00 am Arrive Dublin: 9.30 am National Museum of Ireland Kildare St. Highlights tour 10.45- 11.45. National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square: 12.00 - 1pm Walk to O'Connell street Lunch break (shopping time) 1.30- 2.45 Meet at the Spire and walk to the Hugh Lane 2.45 pm Guided Tour of the Hugh Lane 3 pm – 4pm Coffee/tea break/ shopping (30 mins max) 4- 4.30 pm Meet at the Spire and walk to Abbey street to get the Red Line Luas (2 euro) 4.45pm Arrive at Heuston Station. Use the facilities, get food and supplies 5.10 pm Meet at the AMT Coffee Dock by the Departures Board 5.40 pm Board the train 5.45 pm Departs at 6pm Arrives in Cork Kent at 8.30 pm . Artwork description & Analysis: This enormous painting, which measures over 16 feet wide, depicts another dramatic historical event, the last suicidal moments of Assyrian King Sardanapalus, who ordered the destruction of all his possessions (including his harem) during the siege of his palace. Rather than be vanquished he preferred to die, and the moment Delacroix chose to depict is just before his suicide, an act more extravagant than heroic, to be sure. The king is seen dressed in white reclining on a large red-draped bed, as he observes the chaos and mayhem around him. One female slave has collapsed onto the bed beside the king, while another awaits her death at the hand of a male attendant in the foreground. Meanwhile, horses rear in fear in the left foreground, barely contained by a slave. The King's chamber is strewn with riches including pieces of gold, jewelry, and luxurious fabrics, all of which will soon burn in the flames of the funeral pyre. The Sardanapalus story was popular with the Romantics, and inspired a number of artistic works during the nineteenth century including an opera by Frans Liszt and a play by Byron, upon which Delacroix based this painting. The artist enhanced the inherent drama of the scene through his compositional organization: the overall effect is one of chaos, but of a very particular kind, marked by decadence and louche excess. By using his imagination, he imbues a historical narrative with greater dramatic impact. This painting is a key example of the dramatic flair Delacroix brought to his work, and evidences his view that, "to imagine a composition is to combine elements one knows and has seen, with others that spring from the inner being of the artist." The painting displays Delacroix's mastery of color, and in particular his use of red - which simultaneously signifies decadence and luxury but also of course blood and wounds. Indeed, Delacroix's mastery of expressive color would inspire the earliest modern artists such as Manet and Cézanne. Also important to note is his use of a painterly brushstroke, much different than the controlled neoclassical (and often invisible) touch of Ingres, for instance. In this painting, the chaos and energy of the scene are matched and enhanced by Delacroix's treatment of the paint itself.
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