#91 – Sandro Botticelli 3

#91 – Sandro Botticelli 3

by | May 30, 2020 | Podcast, Premium

We go back to the beginnings of Botticelli’s career as a solo artist to examine his progression from Lippi’s apprentice to becoming the breakthrough Renaissance artist. We start by putting some of his early Madonna and Child paintings under the microscope...
#90 – Sandro Botticelli 2

#90 – Sandro Botticelli 2

by | May 16, 2020 | Podcast, Premium

We continue talking about the life and art of Sandro Botticelli. We go deep on his paintings of The Adoration of the Magi, and the first of his pagan masterpieces, the Primavera. Oh dear! This page contains Member's Only content... and you aren't logged in! Sucks to...
#89 – Sandro Botticelli

#89 – Sandro Botticelli

by | May 8, 2020 | Podcast, Premium

During Lorenzo de Medici’s life, no fewer than three of the outstanding artists of the Renaissance are thought to have spent at least a brief formative period of their early lives in the Palazzo Medici: Leonardo and Michelangelo and the one we’re going to talk...
#88 – Christian Terrorism

#88 – Christian Terrorism

by | May 2, 2020 | Podcast, Premium

When King Manuel of Portugal evicted the Jews in 1497, he didn’t actually want them to leave. He wanted them to convert to Christianity. When, instead, they chose to leave, he tried to stop them – by seizing their children and forcibly converting them. Rather...
#87 – The Alhambra Decree

#87 – The Alhambra Decree

by | Apr 17, 2020 | Podcast

This episode starts with a correction about the skin colour of the Moors, brought to you by our Moroccan listener Mohamed. Then, to set the scene for this episode, we have a special song – “The Alhambra Decree” by legendary contemporary folk...
#86 – Edicts Of Grace

#86 – Edicts Of Grace

by | Apr 8, 2020 | Podcast

When the Inquisition came to your town, they would grant you 30 days to confess to being a heretic. This was known as the “Edicts Of Grace”. If you confessed, you might get a hefty fine, but at least you wouldn’t end up in prison or burned at the...