Episodes

  • Painter's paintings - Gerard Dou
    Nov 2 2022

    Analysis of Dou's 'Portrait of a Woman' in the Cleveland Museum of Art. ‘Painter’s paintings’ fascinate artists even though museum-goers pass without a second glance.

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    17 mins
  • Jan van Goyen and the Dutch Golden Age
    Sep 17 2022

    Analysis of van Goyen's 'View of Emmerich' in the Cleveland Museum of Art, and a discussion of van Goyen's career, the Dutch Golden Age, genre painting, history painting and tulip mania.

    PDF of paintings used in the podcast episode:

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FgmcfpYZJn97uwQX9YzAuTob_srjchg9/view?usp=sharing

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    25 mins
  • David Teniers, the greatest artist that you have never heard about
    Aug 3 2022

    I discuss the great Dutch Golden age artist David Teniers.

    Link to companion PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QA4_jTFLALdQUxzic7eWQRa-7U7vA-rY/view?usp=sharing

    The PDF contains illustrations of all the paintings I discuss.

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    19 mins
  • A cautionary tale
    Mar 11 2020
    I talk about a well-known artist whose experiments with mediums and techniques led to some tragic failures. A cautionary tale. I also discuss why I visit art museums so much.
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    15 mins
  • Where did modern art start?
    Oct 24 2019

    Where and when did modern art start?

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    14 mins
  • Academic art and kitsch part 2
    Jul 9 2019

    I talk about the history of the French Academy of Fine Art and defend it from charges of kitsch. Artists mentioned: David, Manet, Courbet, Watteau, and Fragonard among others.

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    19 mins
  • Academic art
    May 19 2019

    I pick up last episode's discussion about Clement Greenberg and the avant-garde and kitsch, and talk about academic art. Artists mentioned: Gerome, David, Bouguereau, Ingres, and Thomas Couture.

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    15 mins
  • Avant-garde and kitsch
    May 12 2019

    In this podcast, I look at Clement Greenberg's influential article from 1939, 'Avant-Garde and Kitsch.'

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    13 mins