Alice Maher
, Irish, b.1956
Printed by
Stephen Lawlor
, Irish, b.1958
Title
MagdaleneDate1998
MediumEtching on johannot paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 66 x 50 cm
Signedlower right (under image, in graphite): Alice Maher
Credit LineCommissioned, National Gallery of Ireland, 1995
Object numberNGI.20882
DescriptionThis print was inspired by the tempera on panel painting 'The Assumption of St Mary Magdalene' by Silvestro dei Gherarducci, which dates to the 1380s (NGI.841). It forms part of the series commissioned for the exhibition 'Art into Art' held at the Nationl Gallery of Ireland, 20 May -19 August 1998. The prints were created by members of Graphic Studio Dublin and invited artists and were inspired by artworks in the Gallery permanent collection.Inscriptionlower left of sheet (under the image in graphite): 1/25
lower centre of sheet (under the image in pencil): Magdalene
Exhibition HistoryLines of Vision. Irish Writers at the National Gallery of Ireland, 8 October 2014 —12 April 2015
