Caravaggio, Vermeer and the great collection of Irish painting.
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Founded in 1854 on Merrion Square, the gallery shows European masters from the Middle Ages to the 20th century and the finest collection of Irish art.
Jack B. Yeats, William Orpen, Sarah Purser and Harry Clarke.
Caravaggio, Vermeer, Velázquez, Rembrandt and Picasso.
The permanent collection is free.
Six things to look for. Works sometimes move, so ask at the desk.
Caravaggio's painting, found in a Jesuit house in 1990.
Italian roomsVermeer's quiet room with a letter on the floor.
Dutch roomsJack B. Yeats' bright, thick-painted scenes of Irish life.
Irish roomsDaniel Maclise's huge painting of a Norman wedding.
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Caravaggio, Vermeer and the Irish rooms.
The whole gallery, with lunch in the café.
The National Museum of Archaeology is two minutes away.
In the huge Strongbow painting, find the harper whose harp has broken strings. Why do you think they are broken?
Dublin City, Leinster, Ireland
It hung for decades in the dining room of a Jesuit house.
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