On Time and Asparagus
- Author
- Ashmolean Museum / Lucie Dawkins / Xa Sturgis
- Published
- Mon 28 Dec 2020
- Episode Link
- None
The Director of the University of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, Xa Sturgis, takes a walk around the museum's Still Life Gallery, pondering over time and asparagus.
Still Life of Fruit and Flowers, Clara Peeters – View the painting
Still Life of Asparagus, Adriaen S. Coorte – View the painting
If you want to take a closer look at the paintings he discusses in this episode, you can view them at the links above, or visit the podcast page on the Ashmolean website: ashmolean.org/museum-secrets
Producer: Lucie Dawkins
Presenters: Lucie Dawkins and Xa Sturgis
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