Ancient Art Podcast, Ancient Worlds
Ancient Worlds is the audio series of the Ancient Art Podcast where we choose a single work of art as a launchpad for inspiration. Here we unpack the stories, history, myths, and culture from antiquity through a modern lens and with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The Ancient Art Podcast explores the art and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World with host Lucas Livingston. Uncover the truths and unravel the mysteries of the civilizations that shaped our modern world. Each episode features detailed examinations of exemplary works from the Art Institute of Chicago and other notable collections in addition to broad themes and concepts of Ancient Mediterranean art and culture.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2019
Japanese Ukiyo-e Pictures of the Floating World (91)
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In this excerpt from my lecture on the Art Institute's recent special exhibition Painting the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Masterpieces from the Weston Collection, I set…
Adventures of Ulysses in an Italian Renaissance Hope Chest (89)
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In this excerpt from a recent tour, I explore some of the highlights from Homer's Odyssey in a 15th century Florentine painting and learn a little about Italian Ren…
Tibetan Mandalas (88)
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In this short excerpt from my lecture on Tibetan Buddhist art, we skim the surface of the spiritual meaning, function, and structure of Tibetan mandalas.
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Circe and Witchcraft in Ancient Greece (87)
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This is a short excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches, Demons, and Ghosts." Herein we explore the ancient Greek tradition of witc…
Goya's Caprices and the Wicked Witch of the West (86)
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Happy Halloween! In this very brief excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches, Demons, and Ghosts," we introduce Goya's 1797/99 publi…
Odysseus Journeys to the Underworld (85)
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A very brief excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches, Demons, and Ghosts!" Odysseus Journeys to the Underworld and holds a seance w…
Birth of Dionysus (84)
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Diving head first into the many myths of the celebrated god of wine, ecstasy, theater, and madness, episode 84 of the Ancient Art Podcast's Ancient Worlds series ex…
Dragons and Tigers (83)
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In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, we walk through two starkly contrasting Japanese folding screens celebrating the time-honored, iconic subjects of drago…
Medicine Buddha Bhaishajyaguru - Meaningful Materials (82)
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How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I e…
Chinese Jade - Meaningful Materials (81)
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How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I e…
Incan Gold and Chicha Beer - Meaningful Materials (80)
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How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I e…
Boli Ritual Object - Meaningful Materials (79)
How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore …
African Nkisi Nkondi Power Figure - Meaningful Materials (78)
How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore …
African Congo Kuba Mukenga Mask - Meaningful Materials (77)
How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore …
Black Figure vs Red Figure Ancient Greek Vase Painting Techniques (76)
In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I discuss the techniques of Greek vase painting and the differences between the black-figure and red-figure styles. We also di…
Chinese Tang Funerary Figurines - Coloring the Past (75)
Why are the heads, crowns, and hands of magnificent Tang Dynasty Chinese tomb figurines so startlingly bare compared to their brilliantly colored bodies? This is an excerp…
Etruscan Gigantomachy, Gods vs Giants - Coloring the Past (74)
We examine the use of color in ancient art to designate role, status, nature, and more, and discuss causes for the disappearance of polychromy in ancient art. Side note: W…
Zeuxis and Parrhasius, Pliny the Elder, Roman Painting - Coloring the Past (73)
Pliny the Elder shares with us the tale of dueling artists Zeuxis and Parrhasius as they battled for the title of who could paint a more beguilingly realistic trompe-l'oei…
Tinted Venus - Painted Aphrodite - Coloring the Past (72)
Many sculptural works from the ancient world were once beautifully colored. This is an excerpt of my gallery talk "Coloring the Past" in the Art Institute of Chicago from …
Cycladic Female Figure - Coloring the Past (71)
Many sculptural works from the ancient world were once beautifully colored. This is an excerpt of my gallery talk "Coloring the Past" in the Art Institute of Chicago from …