Renaissance Art

The history of artistic achievements of humanity bears the marks of the ever-changing inner landscape of the human being, starting in the caves, leading through the various early civilisations artistic manifestations to the triumphal individual accomplishments of the late medieval times in Europe to finally elevate individualism as the pivotal philosophical premise of the contemporary scene of art-making.

The Renaissance in Europe has a notable place in this changing scene of expression of the human condition as it brought the ideas of Antiquity back into play in the development of consciousness and reiterated the Western cultural ideal of the importance of the personal, the unique and therefore transient, and elevating it to permanence by giving it such value as attributed to the apparent Leonardo da Vinci work Salvator Mundi selling for a little over $450 million.

For more information visit the An Introduction to Renaissance Art page.

Romeo & Juliet – Class 10 Play

By Liz | 30 June 2012

It was such a pleasure to see this delightful class, whose lessons I have visited over so many years, performing…

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Class 10 – Trip to Sweden

By Liz | 20 June 2012

After they had put away their Romeo and Juliet costumes and struck the stage set, (read the Review) we sent…

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Fundraising Update June 2012

By Liz | 10 June 2012

This had been another exciting year for fundraising, and we’re writing to thank our parents and friends for the time,…

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The History of Theatre – Class 9 Main Lesson

By Liz | 10 June 2012

From the Ancient Greek Dionysian Rite through to the 17th Century, this main lesson covered the development of the Dramatic…

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Ireland Pilgrimage

By Liz | 1 June 2012

In May 2011 a group of 13 RWS teachers and parents journeyed from Dublin to Westport taking in some of…

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