ArtCurious Podcast
Think art history is boring? Think again. It's weird, funny, mysterious, enthralling, and liberating. Join us as we cover the strangest stories in art. Is the Mona Lisa fake? Did Van Gogh actually kill himself? And why were the Impressionists so great? Subscribe to us here, and follow us at www.artcuriouspodcast.com for further information and fun extras. © 2023 Jennifer Dasal
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode #8: What Happened to the Amber Room? (Season 1, Episode 8)
One of the most awe-inspiring sights in and around St. Petersburg, Russia, is the Catherine Palace, a rococo summer residence for the imperial family of yore. Up until World War II, The Catherine Pal…
00:51:24 |
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Episode #7: Was Walter Sickert Actually Jack the Ripper? PART TWO (Season 1, Episode 7)
Back in 2002, I was browsing a new releases table at my local bookstore when a particular book caught my eye. It seemed like yet another crime novel, one among hundreds. And so, I moved on, until I s…
00:34:17 |
Mon 31 Oct 2016
Episode #6: Was Walter Sickert Actually Jack the Ripper? PART ONE (Season 1, Episode 6)
Much was made of crime in Victorian London. The Victorians were terrified of the lower-classes, particularly down-and-out men living in the crowded outskirts of the city who, they thought, were lurki…
00:31:06 |
Mon 24 Oct 2016
Episode #5: Death and Disaster, Warhol and Weegee (Season 1, Episode 5)
Andy Warhol's take on mortality wasn't about memorializing. He instead focused on the direct causes of death, or the aftermath of a terrible accident. His series, Death and Disaster, is one of the mo…
00:46:40 |
Thu 13 Oct 2016
Episode #4: The Problem of Michelangelo's Women (Season 1, Episode 4)
There are lots of questions that come up in every art history classroom. We hear them over and over again. What is art, really, and how can you define it? Why is the Mona Lisa smiling? What happened …
00:37:34 |
Mon 26 Sep 2016
Episode #3: The Semi-Charmed Life of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun (Season 1, Episode 3)
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, had an image problem: she was seen as frivolous, silly, and out-of-touch. In order to combat her poor press, the royal court commissioned a series of portraits of t…
00:49:47 |
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Episode #2: Was Van Gogh Accidentally Murdered? (Season 1, Episode 2)
Vincent Van Gogh's suicide is a huge part of the mythology surrounding him: as much as the famous tale of the cut-off ear is. This so-called "tortured genius," it is said, was so broken down by life …
00:56:21 |
Mon 29 Aug 2016
Episode #1: Is the Mona Lisa a Fake? (Season 1, Episode 1)
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00:52:37 |
Wed 10 Aug 2016
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