CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #3: The Semi-Charme...

As many of you know, I’m releasing my latest book tomorrow-- July 15, 2025. It’s called The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris, published by Bloomsbury. And It’s a story that’s close to my heart—a vibrant, true tale of a group of pioneering Amer ...  Show more

It's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME over here-- and I want ArtCurious listeners to be the first to hear it! Pre-order your copy of Jennifer's new book,The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris-- available in hardcover from Bloomsbury this July! Travel with ...  Show more

This 2016 episode covers the first woman to ever become a court painter in France. She painted royalty and nobility throughout Europe, including Marie Antoinette, even as her personal life had its ups and downs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

This is our first episode from 2011, there's a do-over for this doomed, yet fascinating and glamorous queen in episodes 53 and 54! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

In this week's RERELEASE , Claire and Tess sit down with some bubbly and cake and tell the story of the one and only, Marie Antoinette. We start with her beginnings as an Austrian princess leading her to become one of the most notorious rulers in history as the Queen of France an ...  Show more

No starving artist, Vigée Le Brun was the first woman to ever become a court painter in France when she was commissioned to paint Marie Antoinette. She painted royalty and nobility throughout Europe, even as her personal life had its ups and downs.