Sunday is a day of rest, a day for the spirit, mind and body. It’s also a day for the transcendent, the Divine. Today, after my local celebrations in church for the feast of the Holy Family, I took a drive to Cork to reacquaint myself with the Crawford Art Gallery and its contents.

Here are some images I captured along the way.

The Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork, after Christmas 2018
Plaster cast of John Hogan’s ‘The Drunken Faun’ (1826) in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Marble monument to William Crawford carved by John Hogan in 1843. Crawford was a brewer and co-owner of the Beamish & Crawford Brewery in Cork.
Detail from the marble monument to William Crawford carved by John Hogan in 1843. This detail is the crest of the City of Cork.
Thomas Davis (1814-45) carved in marble by John Hogan in 1853.
Detail of John Hogan’s “The Dead Christ” (1832) from the plaster cast in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
Hibernia and Brian Borvimhe a plaster cast by John Hogan, 1855. At the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
Stained Glass by Harry Clarke: “The Godhead Enthroned (1911) at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork. There are few places where one can get so close to an original Harry Clarke piece and the Crawford has three on permanent exhibition.
Magnus Celestii by Joseph Walsh at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
Kiln fired glass – a piece by Eoin Turner in the Crawford Art Gallery.
Detail of Kiln fired glass – a piece by Eoin Turner in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
Enignum Canopy Bed by Joseph Walsh at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.

 

And a few from my cold eye on Cork’s sale-focused streets around the Crawford:-

Cork, after Christmas 2018
Cork, after Christmas 2018
Cork, after Christmas 2018
Cork, after Christmas 2018