Fooling the Eye: Faking Grandeur in Neoclassical Design

Name: Fooling the Eye: Faking Grandeur in Neoclassical Design
Start: 2025-08-17T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-08-17T11:30:00+01:00
Location: Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, County Dublin, 14, Ireland

Schedule

Sun Aug 17 2025 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, County Dublin, 14, Ireland | Dublin, DN

A special tour for Heritage Week.
Through techniques such as trompe l'oeil, Neoclassical designers employed tricks to create the illusion of perfectly proportioned rooms, which the newly fashionable Neoclassical style demanded. Join us for a tour of the interior of Rathfarnham Castle to see how, in the 1770s, Sir William Chambers and James 'Athenian' Stuart rose to the challenge of transforming the awkwardly shaped rooms of the Elizabethan Castle to give the illusion of symmetry, harmony and beauty, making Lord Loftus' Castle at Rathfarnham one of the most elegant houses in the country to be invited to.
Admission free. Booking essential at [email protected] or 01 493 9462.