Esta noche, la cadena de televisión irlandesa RTí‰ emitirá su magacín semanal de arte titulado The Works. En este episodio, aparecerá Sharon quien hablará sobre el cuadro Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs pintado en 1864 por el pintor irlandíés Frederic William Burton y que está inspirado en el poema medieval daníés con el mismo nombre, el cual relata la historia de como el rey, considerando al caballero Hildebrand un pretendiente inadecuado para su hija Hellelil, manda a sus hijos que lo asesinen; el cuadro representa el trágico abrazo final de los desdichados amantes.
Corr, O'Hanlon champion paintings
Thursday 26 April 2012
Tonight on RTí‰'s The Works, Sharon Corr and Ardal O'Hanlon champion pieces on the shortlist of RTí‰'s Masterpiece: Ireland's Favourite Painting campaign.
Sharon Corr champions Frederic William Burton
Corr will discuss Frederic William Burton's Meeting on The Turret Stairs and what the painting means to her.
She says: "I think it's a very emotional piece. The detail is absolutely stunning and it's so beautifully tender."
Corr also talks about her fondness for the National Gallery, where the painting is held. "My first date with my husband was here. We'd literally just met the night before in the Gaiety at some salsa club and we were walking up Baggot Street the next day and he said where will we go and I said let's go to the National Gallery because I'd never been there before. We did and it was so special and we've brought our kids back as well, like an anniversary. I'm terribly romantic, I really am a sucker for it all"
El cuadro