Mannerism and the Late Renaissance: From Long...

A basic overview of the high renaissance. Starting in Rome, and ultimately ending up at Lobkowicz Palace in Prague. 

In this episode, we explore Caravaggio's groundbreaking techniques and tumultuous life, highlighting how his dramatic use of light and realism laid the foundation for the Baroque movement. Discover how his intense emotional depth and innovative compositions revolutionized art, ma ...  Show more

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What’s it like for a complete beginner to wander through one of the world’s greatest museums? In this episode, Sami shares h ...

Contemporary art in the early twenty-first century is often discussed as if the very idea of art that is contemporary is new. Yet all works of art were once contemporary. In What Was Contemporary Art? Richard Meyer reclaims the contemporary from historical amnesia, and gives the ...  Show more

In the early 1900s, art movements within the then-burgeoning category of modern art were exploding in multiple directions, and among them was a strand called Orphism. What was it? In some ways, it is hard to say. Relatively short-lived and debated even as soon as it was coined ar ...  Show more

As a dyslexic child, Akbar explored his curiosities about the world through visual wonders, and by having literature read aloud to him. As an adult, his love of art evolved as he became the patron of a multicultural group of calligraphers, painters, poets and more. A now renowned ...  Show more