Art of History
Episodes from history, viewed through great works of art. No pre-reqs required! New episodes every month. Hosted by Amanda Matta, art historian and TikTok's favorite royal commentator.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Joséphine: More than a Queen
It may have been easy for Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) to scoff at the “extraordinary destiny” once promised to her by a fortune-teller. From the Island of Martinique, where she spent her gir…
01:00:43 |
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Art History Horror Story: The Nightmare
Swiss painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) was the man behind one of art history’s most famous spooky paintings: ‘The Nightmare.’ But how much do you actually know about this dream-fuelled Gothic image?
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01:18:18 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Eighth Wonder, Vanished: The Amber Room
Last seen in 1945, the Amber Room is the world’s most valuable missing piece of art, valued as highly as $500 million. Looted by the Nazis after Operation Barbarossa, this “Eighth Wonder of the World…
00:55:08 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Cities of Women: Christine de Pizan with Dr. Kathleen B. Jones
Dr. Kathleen B. Jones joins us on the podcast to discuss not only her new book, CITIES OF WOMEN, but also to dive into the life of literary and artistic icon Christine de Pizan (1364/65-1431).
Listen…
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Thu 31 Aug 2023
Art Bite: Thomas Cromwell's Book of Hours
When historians first made the link between a book of hours at Trinity College, Cambridge and two others belonging to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, they weren't just identifying who owned it. …
00:51:40 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Art Bite: Anne of Cleves' House
Divorced, beheaded, died... divorced...
A house connected to Anne of Cleves (1515-1557), Henry VIII's fourth wife, is currently on the market! Let's discuss the Grade I listed property and a tidbit o…
00:47:20 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Just Another American Fable: Grant Wood
Grant Wood (1891-1942) is probably best known for his double portrait depicting a man and woman on a farmstead - that icon of American painting, American Gothic. But his career encompassed so much mo…
00:59:47 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Art Bite: A New Portrait of Henry VIII's Final Queen
I’m so excited to be bringing you the first of a NEW offering on the Art of History podcast! 🎉
These “Art Bites,” as I’m calling them, will be a casual place to discuss pieces of news that pertain t…
00:33:05 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Silence is So Accurate: Mark Rothko & Abstract Expressionism
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was at the forefront of a generation of American artists who revolutionized the scene, right down to the way we understand the very essence of the artistic process.
Even as he…
01:02:45 |
Thu 25 May 2023
Romantic Getaway: Gèricault's Raft of the Medusa
Despite his short life, French painter Thèodore Gèricault (1791-1824) is remembered of one of the giants of art history. In his evocative masterpiece The Raft of the Medusa, Gèricault laid the ground…
01:10:02 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Genius Has No Sex: Rosa Bonheur
Marie-Rosalie, or Rosa, Bonheur (1822-1899) has been lauded as the most celebrated woman artist of her time. Her breathtaking animal paintings showcase not only her technical skill, but also her so-c…
00:46:49 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
The Baroque Bearded Lady: Magdalena Ventura
Today, gender is largely understood as a fluid concept. And while an increasingly loud minority insist that "men are men and women are women," and that’s simply the way it’s always been…a look throug…
00:40:45 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Death of Cleopatra - Edmonia Lewis, Pt. 2
Part II of Edmonia Lewis' story takes us for a closer look at her masterpiece: the 1876 sculpture, 'Death of Cleopatra.'
In an echo of Edmonia’s approach to her own biography, the work shows Egypt’s …
01:02:47 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
History Daily: The Accident that Changed King Henry VIII & The Death of Queen Elizabeth I
Today on Art of History, I am beyond thrilled to bring you two episodes of a show that has quickly become a staple in my daily podcast listening: History Daily.
Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (A…
00:40:50 |
Sat 07 Jan 2023
Forever Free - Edmonia Lewis, Pt. 1
Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907) was history’s first internationally recognized sculptor of African American and Native American descent, and (as you might expect!) a woman with a multifaceted life story.
T…
00:47:43 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
Family Matters: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan
Ilya Repin (1844-1930) was one of Russia’s leading realist painters, known for his evocative portrayals of 19th-century working conditions. He was also known for his charged depictions of episodes fr…
00:48:50 |
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Ghosts at the Palace
Two things are true of history podcasts: Everyone loves a bit of Tudor History, and everyone loves a good ghost story. Today, we explore a bit of both!
When visiting Henry VIII’s magnificent Hampton …
01:16:25 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Who ARTed: Han van Meegeren
This episode comes to you courtesy of Kyle Wood, host of an art podcast that fans of Art of History NEED to have on their radar.
Who ARTed brings you weekly art history for all ages. Whether you are …
00:15:24 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
Art is Political: The “Degenerate” Art Exhibition
85 years ago, a groundbreaking art exhibition was held in Munich. It showcased the work of 120 artists, many of these internationally renowned modernists. The show was attended by one million people …
00:46:37 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
Flower Power: Tulipmania and Those who Painted It
Tulipmania has stuck in our collective memory as one of the biggest economic calamities to ever strike the western world. The popular narrative holds that in 17th century Holland, homes were mortga…
01:04:54 |
Thu 25 Aug 2022
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