Episode 238 – Tintoretto’s Scuola di San Rocco P. 2 (The Competition)
Episode 238 – Tintoretto’s Scuola di San Rocco P. 2 (The Competition)
In 1564, the Scuola of San Rocco announced a competition for the commission for the ceiling paintings of the Albergo (bo... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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19mins
Episode 237 – Tintoretto’s Scuola of San Rocco (Venice)
Episode 237 – Tintoretto’s Scuola of San Rocco (Venice)
The Scuola Grande of San Rocco in Venice, Italy, is the only active “scuola,” or confraternity, in the city. It has mai... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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22mins
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Episode 236 – Answers to Open Questions XVII
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From the original location and patron of Donatello’s “Mary Magdalene,” to the influence of Giotto on Taddeo Gaddi, to ... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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Episode 235 – Gallery of the Maps (Vatican Museums)
Episode 235 – Gallery of the Maps (Vatican Museums)
Stretching 120m in length with its walls covered entirely in 16th century maps of various Italian city states, principal... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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17mins
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Episode 234 – Giambologna’s “Rape of the Sabine” (Piazza della Signoria, Florence)
Episode 234 – Giambologna’s “Rape of the Sabine” (Piazza della Signoria, Florence)
Still located in the Loggia dei Lanzi where it was installed in 1583, the “Rape of the Sabine” was produced for Grand Du... Read more
12 Jul 2023
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16mins
Episode 233 – Vasari’s “Last Judgment” (Florence Cathedral)
Episode 233 – Vasari’s “Last Judgment” (Florence Cathedral)
The dome frescoes of Florence Cathedral cover nearly an acre of dome surface, making it the world’s largest fresco. Begu... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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22mins
Episode 232 - Ammannati’s “Neptune Fountain” (Piazza Signoria, Florence)
Episode 232 - Ammannati’s “Neptune Fountain” (Piazza Signoria, Florence)
Commissioned by Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici for the marriage of his son Francesco to Johanna of Austria, the massive founta... Read more
28 Jun 2023
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17mins
Episode 231 - Titian’s “Perseus and Andromeda” (Wallace Collection, London)
Episode 231 - Titian’s “Perseus and Andromeda” (Wallace Collection, London)
This painting is the last of six paintings that make up Titian’s extraordinary “Poesie” series for King Philip II of Spa... Read more
21 Jun 2023
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14mins
Episode 230 – Titian’s “Rape of Europa” (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston)
Episode 230 – Titian’s “Rape of Europa” (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston)
One of the greatest masterpieces of Italian Renaissance painting, Titian’s painting depicts the abduction of the nymph E... Read more
14 Jun 2023
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Episode 229 – Titian’s “Diana and Callisto” (National Galleries, London and Edinburgh)
Episode 229 – Titian’s “Diana and Callisto” (National Galleries, London and Edinburgh)
Part of Titian’s magnificent “Poesie” series which he painted for King Philp II of Spain in the 1550s, the “Diana and Ca... Read more
7 Jun 2023
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16mins
