Gaetano de Gennaro - Italian artist who made a temporary home in Ireland

Gaetano de Gennaro (1890-1959) arrived in Ireland in 1940. The Italian-born artist had trained in France and settled in Ireland for a number of years, mixing with a range of artists, singers, and actors. He left behind a great legacy in the form of portraits of these characters (some are shown below). I have just written an Irishman's Diary in the Irish Times newspaper about him. Read it here.

Portrait of the Abbey Theatre actress, Anne Merry by Gaetano de Gennaro. Image source.

Portrait of 1916 veteran, Eamon Martin by Gaetano de Gennaro. Image source. 

Portrait of Jack Butler Yeats by Gaetano de Gennaro. Image source.

Newspaper photograph showing de Gennaro, his model and the portrait he was painting of her.

Newspaper photograph of the portrait of Seán Keating by Gaetano de Genanro.