Fooling the eye; faking grandeur in Neoclassical design
16 August, 10:30am - 11:30am
16 August, 11:30am - 12:30pm
- Reception desk, ground floor, Rathfarnham Castle
- Rathfarnham road, Rathfarnham
- D14 K3T6
- Co. Dublin – South Dublin
Fooling the eye: faking grandeur in Neoclassical design.
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.
This tour is suitable for adults only.