ArtCurious Podcast

In our tenth season, we’re going at art history with a skeptical eye and a myth-busting attitude to uncover the fictions and facts about some of our favorite artists. We’re starting our season today with this controversial subject: is the woman featured in Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring a maid from his household?Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / Facebook / FiresideDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!SPONSORS:Wondrium: Enjoy a free month with unlimited accessBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingThe Zebra: Compare insurance quotes easily and for free on one siteStoryblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audioWant to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started.https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did you miss our LIVE bonus show on Fireside, the interactive storytelling platform? Don’t worry— you can catch the replay on Fireside, or enjoy the bonus audio here. On our Oct. 25 live event, I had the great pleasure of speaking with author, artist, and musician Thomas Negovan about his new book, Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha's Symbolist Masterpiece and the Lineage of Mysticism. This gorgeous, swoon-worthy coffee table book uncovers the often-overlooked metaphysical elements of Mucha's Le Pater series and also delves into themes of the Divine Feminine and Mucha's own metaphysical practices.Want to join in on the fun next time? Join Fireside now and follow me for invites to each live recording, where you can participate in the audience and ask questions live! And who knows? Maybe we’ll even throw a trivia contest every now and again. More Fireside chats are coming up this month and next. Watch our social media posts for further details.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / Facebook / FiresideDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!SPONSORS:Wondrium: Enjoy a free month with unlimited accessBombas: get 20% off your first orderStoryblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our tenth season, we’re going at art history with a skeptical eye and a myth-busting attitude to uncover the fictions and facts about some of our favorite artists. We’re starting our season today with this controversial subject: Are Georgia O'Keeffe's floral paintings direct references to the female body?Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / FacebookDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!SPONSORS:HoMedics: receive a FREE PORTABLE PHONE SANITIZER when you buy $100 or more in massage productsIndeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job postBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingFeals: Get 40% off your first three months with free shippingWant to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started.https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our tenth season, we’re going at art history with a skeptical eye and a myth-busting attitude to uncover the fictions and facts about some of our favorite artists. We’re starting our season today with this fascinating theory: did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel Ceiling all alone, while lying on his back?Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / FacebookDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!SPONSORS:Wondrium: Enjoy a free month with unlimited accessBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingStoryblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audioFeals: Get 40% off your first three months with free shippingWant to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started.https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did you miss our LIVE bonus show on Fireside, the interactive storytelling platform? Don’t worry— you can catch the replay on Fireside, or enjoy the bonus audio here. On our Oct. 11 live event, I had the great pleasure of speaking with author and poet Mary Peacock about her new book, Flower Diary--and what a delight she—and this book— are!Want to join in on the fun next time? Join Fireside now and follow me for invites to each live recording, where you can participate in the audience and ask questions live! And who knows? Maybe we’ll even throw a trivia contest every now and again. More Fireside chats are coming up this month and next. Watch our social media posts for further details.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / Facebook / FiresideDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!SPONSORS:The Zebra: Compare insurance quotes easily and for free on one siteBombas: get 20% off your first orderTop Level Design/Pork Bun: get a dot design domain name free for one year by using the coupon code ARTCURIOUSWant to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started.https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our tenth season, we’re going at art history with a skeptical eye and a myth-busting attitude to uncover the fictions and facts about some of our favorite artists. We’re starting our season today with this fascinating theory: Is the Mona Lisa really just a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in drag?Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / Facebook / FiresideDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!SPONSORS:Wondrium: Enjoy a free month with unlimited accessIndeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job postBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingStoryblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audioWant to advertise/sponsor our show?We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started.https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi, everyone! Jennifer here with a few little announcements: Season 10 begins THIS Monday, October 11th. Yay!Also beginning Monday: LIVE bonus shows on Fireside, the interactive storytelling platform. On Oct. 11, author and poet Mary Peacock will chat with us about her new book, Flower Diary--grab your copy now and join us and share your questions and thoughts by using this link for Fireside.Join our limited virtual tour of Michelangelo's Florence: Friday, November 5th at 7:30 PM Eastern. Tickets and further details on our website, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Venice-- it's the most serene and beautiful city in Italy, and possibly the whole world. But Venice at night-- all darkened and quiet-- takes up the most space in my imagination. I seriously love the depictions of Venice as enigmatic, shadowy, and even dangerous. All of this lends Venice this air of inscrutability and mystery. And over time, locals and visitors alike have reveled in this sensation as fodder for myth-making and storytelling. Some stories really stick, lasting for centuries and becoming embedded into the city itself, through its buildings, monuments, and specific locations. And there’s one building that has had plenty of legends built around it. This particular elegant structure had an illustrious past, having once been a meeting place where Italian Renaissance artists discussed their craft, caroused, and gambled. But it’s also the location where relationships soured, crimes were committed, and death inevitably followed. Today, some people won’t even enter this particular building because it is feared to be haunted, cursed… or both.Today we're calling back to an episode of the first season of ArtCurious to talk about another potentially cursed locale in Venice, Italy: the so-called Casino of the Spirits.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / Facebook / FiresideDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!Want to advertise on ArtCurious? We work exclusively with AdvertiseCast to manage all our ads. Join us today!SPONSORS:The Zebra: Compare home and auto insurance on one independent marketplace, for freeIndeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job postBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingFeals: Become a member and get 40% automatically taken off your first three months of premium CBD with free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, it’s another very special episode of ArtCurious! This time we’re chatting about the side of the art world that you rarely see. We’re going behind-the-scenes with James Quirk from Queen’s Fine Art to talk art shipping, Brexit, how to get involved in the logistics of the art world, and the strangest thing Queen’s has ever managed.About Queen’s:Queen’s is a London-based fine art shipping and specialist logistics provider that serves the world’s top galleries, museums and private clients. Exemplary customer service and experience handling high-value works and precious items come as standard, but Queen’s also invests heavily in technology to ensure that they can seamlessly ship and install items around the world. All this allows their team to keep levels of client-service amongst the highest in the industry. Find out more about their installation, shipping, storage, and other services at their website. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / InstagramSponsorsWoodstock Chimes: Use promo code “ARTCURIOUS” for a 15% discount on your orderBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingStoryblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this “Curious Callback” episode, we’re revisiting one of our favorite weirdos—Weegee!— whom we featured in Episode 5, alongside Andy Warhol. Today, Weegee gets his full due with a deep dive into his life and work.Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on SpotifyTwitter / Instagram / FacebookDon’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic!Register for "Breaking Barriers: Women Artists of Renaissance Europe" at avid.fm/jenniferSPONSORS:The Zebra: compare home and auto insurance on one independent marketplace, for freeWoodstock Chimes: Use promo code “ARTCURIOUS” for a 15% discount on your orderBetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counselingStoryblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices