

ArtCurious Podcast
Jennifer Dasal/ArtCurious
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
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Dec 3, 2018 • 12min
A Little Curious #5: Disastrous Inspiration behind Munch's The Scream?
Welcome to A Little Curious, a series of special episodes that will provide you will short and sweet bonus content about the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. A Little Curious will publish in our season's "off" weeks. Enjoy!This week’s topic: the potential disastrous inspiration behind Munch's The Scream. SponsorsArt and ObjectBetterHelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 26, 2018 • 24min
Episode #44: Shock Art: Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son (Season 4, Episode 5)
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.Today's work of "shock art:" Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son. SponsorsThe Great Courses PlusKaboonkiShout out to Art and ObjectShout out to The Simple Sophisticate Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 2018 • 15min
A Little Curious #4: Leonardo's Hidden Masterpiece
Welcome to A Little Curious, a series of special episodes that will provide you will short and sweet bonus content about the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. A Little Curious will publish in our season's "off" weeks. Enjoy!This week’s topic: Leonardo's hidden masterpiece.SPONSORS:Art and ObjectBetterHelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 2018 • 27min
Episode #43: Shock Art: Dürer's Self-Portrait (Season 4, Episode 4)
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.Today's work of "shock art:" Dürer's Self-Portrait.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! SponsorsThe Great Courses PlusCAA, the College Art AssociationBetterHelp (discount code: ARTCURIOUS)Shout out to Art and ObjectShout out to The Simple Sophisticate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 5, 2018 • 10min
A Little Curious #3: The Pope's Secret Sexy Bathroom
Welcome to A Little Curious, a series of special episodes that will provide you will short and sweet bonus content about the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. A Little Curious will publish in our season's "off" weeks. Enjoy!This week’s topic: The Pope’s secret sexy bathroom.Episode CreditsProduction and Editing by Kaboonki. Social media assistance by Emily Crockett. More details at our blog for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 29, 2018 • 30min
Episode #42: Shock Art: Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes (Season 4, Episode 3)
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.Today's work of "shock art:" Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts!Twitter / Facebook/ InstagramSponsors: The Great Courses Plus: thegreatcoursesplus.com/artPoshmark: invite code "ARTCURIOUS"Green Chef: greenchef.us/artcurious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 22, 2018 • 9min
A Little Curious #2: Donatello's Mary Magdalene
Welcome to A Little Curious, a series of special episodes that will provide you will short and sweet bonus content about the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. A Little Curious will publish in our season's "off" weeks. Enjoy!This week’s topic: Welcome to A Little Curious, a series of special episodes that will provide you will short and sweet bonus content about the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. A Little Curious will publish in our season's "off" weeks. Enjoy!This week’s topic: Donatello’s rule-breaking Mary MagdaleneToday’s SponsorsKaboonkiPoshmark (use invite code ARTCURIOUS) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 15, 2018 • 27min
Episode #41: Shock Art: Edouard Manet's Olympia (Season 4, Episode 2)
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.Today's work of "shock art:" Edouard Manet's Olympia.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts!Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 8, 2018 • 9min
Introducing: A Little Curious #1: Michelangelo and Vittoria Colonna
Welcome to A Little Curious, a series of special episodes that will provide you will short and sweet bonus content about the unexpected, the slightly odd, and the strangely wonderful in art history. A Little Curious will publish in our season's "off" weeks. Enjoy! This week’s topic: the deep relationship between Michelangelo Buonarotti, and a sweet arts patron and poet, Vittoria Colonna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 1, 2018 • 29min
Episode #40: Shock Art: Sargent's Madame X (Season 4, Episode 1)
Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.Today's work of "shock art:" Sargent's Madame X.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts!Twitter / Facebook/ InstagramSponsors:The Great Courses PlusRx Bar Promo code: ARTCURIOUSBumblejax Promo code: CURIOUS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices