Teachers' Information Pack – Online Schools Session

Explore treasures of the national collection through engaging online discussions with one of our expert guides. Focusing on dialogue, questioning, and creativity, the session will embolden students to look, respond, and form opinions.

Handouts and resources

• You will be emailed hi-res images of each of the works you will be exploring. We recommend that you print these out and give a copy to each student, so that they can easily view details in the works.
• Before or after your tour you may wish to explore our rich bank of schools resources for additional information, hi-res images, activity ideas and lesson plans.

Equipment required

• You will need a laptop, projector, webcam, speakers and microphone (these may be included in the laptop) and a good internet connection.
• The session will be delivered over the ZOOM platform, and you will be sent a link and further instructions ahead of the session.
• Please ensure that you have tested all equipment in advance, and are set up and ready to go 10 minutes before the session starts.

Artworks covered

You can choose from the following themes:

Collection Highlights

• Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602
• Berthe Morisot, Le Corsage Noir, 1878
• Mainie Jellett, A Composition, 1930s
• Jack B. Yeats, The Liffey Swim, 1923
• Saoirse Wall, Gesture 2, 2014

Portraits

• Paolo Uccello, The Virgin and Child, c.1435-1440
• Sofonisba Anguissola, Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese, c.1560
• Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Doña Antonia Zárate, c.1805
• Sarah Purser, Le Petit Déjeuner, 1881
• John Lavery, The Artist’s Studio, 1910-1913
• John Lavery, Portrait of Lady Lavery as Kathleen Ni Houlihan, 1927

Irish Art

• Daniel Maclise, The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, c.1854
• Helen Mabel Trevor, The Fisherman's Mother, 1892
• William John Leech, A Convent Garden, Brittany, c.1913
• Anne Yeats, Crayfish, 20th century
• Evie Hone, Heads of Two Apostles, c.1952

European Art

• Lavinia Fontana, The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, 1599
• Johannes Vermeer, Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid, c.1670
• Rosa Bonheur, A Stag, 1893
• Claude Monet, Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat, 1874
• Pablo Picasso, Still Life with a Mandolin, 1924

Portraits

• Paolo Uccello, The Virgin and Child, c.1435-1440
• Sofonisba Anguissola, Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese, c.1560
• Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Doña Antonia Zárate, c.1805
• Sarah Purser, Le Petit Déjeuner, 1881
• John Lavery, The Artist’s Studio, 1910-1913
• John Lavery, Portrait of Lady Lavery as Kathleen Ni Houlihan, 1927

From January to March 2023 the Portraits theme will cover the Zurich Portrait Prizes and these works in detail:

• Shane Blount’s Lately I’ve Been Seeing Rainbows
• David Booth’s Salvatore
• Meilin Ava Song’s New Beginning
• James Cowley Lane’s Macdara, Macdara