Painting of the Week Podcast

This week's Painting of the Week explores a work which subverts the traditional beauty standard, bringing a sense of grittiness and discomfort into this erotically charged portrait of the artists' beautiful wife... Support the show

This episode explores a dynamic masterpiece by the greatest portraitist of his time, John Singer Sargent, and his immersion into the "Hispanism" which gripped Europe at the end of the nineteenth century... Support the show

This week, Phil and Laura discuss Goya's portrait of a formidable young noble woman, recently widowed. Is there more to this portrait than meets the eye? Support the show

This week Phil and Laura explore Albrecht Dürer's 'Great Piece of Turf' and what made this very pretty patch of lawn so ground-breaking in the 16th century... Support the show

In this very special episode Phil speaks to 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' author Tracy Chevalier from the Rijksmuseum's once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer exhibition. Phil and Tracy stand before a masterpiece and discuss it's surprising history... Support the show

Join Phil and Laura this week as they discuss Caravaggio's 'The Calling of Saint Matthew', a masterpiece that brings this pivotal biblical moment into the world of the 16th century... Support the show

In this episode, Phil and Laura explore this masterpiece from the Dutch Golden Age, uncovering the magic contained within this very normal visions of everyday life... Support the show

In today's festive episode, Phil and Laura focus on Horace Pippin's 'Christmas Morning, Breakfast' and the fascinating story of one of America's foremost black artists... Support the show

For this episode, Phil and Laura discuss a mysterious masterpiece by Rembrandt... Support the show

This week Phil and Laura discuss one of their favourite paintings - Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party - and why its creator was such a controversial figure... Support the show

For this episode, Phil traveled to the wonderful Cape Ann Museum in New England while making 'Hopper: An American Love Story' and discussed William Meyerowitz's 'Gloucester Humoresque' with chief curator Martha Oakes. Support the show

This week, we explore a painting that has become the archetypal image of the Romantic era and the Sublime… Support the show

This week, Phil and Laura discuss a surrealist painting that plays with the idea of reality and perception... Support the show

Season 3 begins with Phil and Laura discussing an important wartime work which reveals much about the previously untapped skills of British women... Support the show

To celebrate the clocks going forward here in the U.K. and the return to 'British Summer time', this Painting of the Week is Maxfield Parrish's Daybreak - the most popular print of the twentieth century! For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

This week, Phil and Laura discuss one of Phil's favourite paintings to feature in the Exhibition on Screen film ‘Easter in Art’: Giotto’s Kiss of Judas . For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

This week, Phil and Hopper House curator Elizabeth Thompson Colleary discuss not one but two paintings, both entitled ‘Railroad Gates’ - one by Edward Hopper and one by his wife Jo - and uncover a fascinating story in the process…  For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

Painted in just seven working days, this extraordinary fresco only narrowly escaped total destruction in 1785…  For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

This enormous masterpiece is one of Rembrandt’s finest works, and one of the most famous of the Dutch Golden Age. Brimming with life, it has a fascinating history which includes being wrongfully identified as a night scene during the 19th century and multiple attempts at vandalism!  For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the sho...

On this date made entirely of twos - 22/2/22 - we are celebrating 2 weeks until the release of our film exploring the life and art of international icon Frida Kahlo and so, rather fittingly, this episode of Painting of the Week focuses on The Two Fridas, with special guest Ali Ray, the director of the upcoming film.  For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seve...

In this episode, Phil & Laura journey to Charleston House in rural Sussex to explore an excellent Duncan Grant exhibition, selecting his fascinating ‘The Room with a View” to discuss, and, more broadly, the Bloomsbury Group and its remarkable cast of characters. For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

This 1436 tomb decoration brings Jesus and the Virgin Mary into the contemporary world, and right in front of the man who commissioned the painting… For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

In honour of Chinese New Year today, our #PaintingOfTheWeek is by Chinese artist Kaixuan Feng, who has trained in both traditional Chinese painting and contemporary art, bringing the two together in her unique series of beautifully decorated coffee filters… For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show

For this special Burns' Night edition of Painting of the Week, Phil & Laura are looking at an iconic and decidedly unusual Scottish painting by Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) - his charming depiction of the Rev. Robert Walker gliding across Duddingston Loch on his skates…  For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the sho...

Sitting between High Renaissance and Baroque styles, this 16th century altarpiece from the Capponi Chapel in Florence brings together two of the most luxurious art periods in history… For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast Support the show