Jennifer Dasal/ArtCurious

ArtCurious Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 228 episodes

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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Jennifer Dasal/ArtCurious

Episodes

Episode #3: The Semi-Charmed Life of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun (Season 1, Episode 3) 12.09.2016 47:47

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, had an image problem: she was seen as frivolous, silly, and out-of-touch. In order to combat her poor press, the royal court commissioned a series of portraits of the queen to make her more relatable and sympathetic. Such images act as excellent propaganda machines, giving Marie Antoinette a much-needed positive spin. But what is even more marvelous is the backst...

Episode #2: Was Van Gogh Accidentally Murdered? (Season 1, Episode 2) 29.08.2016 54:21

Vincent Van Gogh's suicide is a huge part of the mythology surrounding him: as much as the famous tale of the cut-off ear is. This so-called "tortured genius," it is said, was so broken down by life and failure that he had no choice but to end his life. Right? But in 2011, two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors published a book titled Van Gogh: The Life that stunned the art world. Therein, Gregory Whi...

Episode #1: Is the Mona Lisa a Fake? (Season 1, Episode 1) 10.08.2016 50:37

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