Painting of the Week Podcast Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:18:45 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793619 en-us © 2026 Painting of the Week Podcast yes Support this Podcast c1aa2645-3d95-575f-96a0-02bf25666b56 Seventh Art Productions episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Seventh Art Productions https://storage.buzzsprout.com/pyma0010xexti24sms3tj28t6160?.jpg Painting of the Week Podcast Phil Grabsky Season 7 ep. 10: J. M. W. Turner, Brighthelmston, Sussex Season 7 ep. 10: J. M. W. Turner, Brighthelmston, Sussex To finish off Season 7, we have a gorgeous watercolour by the one and only J. M. W. Turner, which depicts Exhibition on Screen's hometown of Brighton circa 1824, complete with Royal Pavilion and the Chain Pier which was destroyed by a storm in 1896. With special guest Dr Amy Concannon, Manton Senior Curator of Historic British Art at Tate Britain and contributor in our new Turner & Constable film - in cinemas 10 March 2026.

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]]> To finish off Season 7, we have a gorgeous watercolour by the one and only J. M. W. Turner, which depicts Exhibition on Screen's hometown of Brighton circa 1824, complete with Royal Pavilion and the Chain Pier which was destroyed by a storm in 1896. With special guest Dr Amy Concannon, Manton Senior Curator of Historic British Art at Tate Britain and contributor in our new Turner & Constable film - in cinemas 10 March 2026.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18761166 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 1386 7 10 full false Season 7 ep. 9: John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows Season 7 ep. 9: John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows A classic image of the "four seasons in one day" that epitomises British weather, there is much more to this picturesque Constable landscape than first meets the eye...

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]]> A classic image of the "four seasons in one day" that epitomises British weather, there is much more to this picturesque Constable landscape than first meets the eye...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18761126 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 1855 7 9 full false Season 5 ep. 8: The Chess Game, Sofonisba Anguissola Season 5 ep. 8: The Chess Game, Sofonisba Anguissola Phil and Laura are joined by author and filmmaker Howard Burton for this episode,  which examines an intriguing portrait of the 23 year old female artist's three sisters and a maid playing chess, a pastime typically reserved for men in Renaissance art to demonstrate their martial prowess...

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]]> Phil and Laura are joined by author and filmmaker Howard Burton for this episode,  which examines an intriguing portrait of the 23 year old female artist's three sisters and a maid playing chess, a pastime typically reserved for men in Renaissance art to demonstrate their martial prowess...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18629536 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 2433 7 8 full false Season 5 ep. 7: Emily McIlroy, River of Passing Season 5 ep. 7: Emily McIlroy, River of Passing Phil is once again with Wendy Smith - Assistant Director of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Washington - and this time they are examining a monumental ink and paper collage depicting a 'river' of migrating Alaskan caribou, exploring the rich symbolism within this stunning work.

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]]> Phil is once again with Wendy Smith - Assistant Director of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Washington - and this time they are examining a monumental ink and paper collage depicting a 'river' of migrating Alaskan caribou, exploring the rich symbolism within this stunning work.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18629475 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1576 7 7 full false Season 7 ep. 6: Bernard Perlin, Orthodox Boys! Season 7 ep. 6: Bernard Perlin, Orthodox Boys! In this episode, Phil and Laura speak with author Michael Schreiber about a deeply symbolic work by , painted Bernard Perlin, who was rejected from the US military during WW2 for being openly gay, nevertheless went on to create some of the war effort's most iconic anti-Nazi propaganda. Painted right after the end of the Second World War, this striking work shows two young Jewish boys standing in front of a graffitied New York wall containing everything from lovers’ initials to Nazi symbols. 

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]]> In this episode, Phil and Laura speak with author Michael Schreiber about a deeply symbolic work by , painted Bernard Perlin, who was rejected from the US military during WW2 for being openly gay, nevertheless went on to create some of the war effort's most iconic anti-Nazi propaganda. Painted right after the end of the Second World War, this striking work shows two young Jewish boys standing in front of a graffitied New York wall containing everything from lovers’ initials to Nazi symbols. 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18585034 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2720 7 6 full false Season 7 Ep 5: Caravaggio, Victorious Cupid Season 7 Ep 5: Caravaggio, Victorious Cupid A real treat for you in this episode, as Phil goes on a field trip to London to meet with Xavier Bray, Director of the Wallace Collection, and discuss one of Caravaggio’s most controversial works, the focus of their current exhibition, running until 12th April 2026. 

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]]> A real treat for you in this episode, as Phil goes on a field trip to London to meet with Xavier Bray, Director of the Wallace Collection, and discuss one of Caravaggio’s most controversial works, the focus of their current exhibition, running until 12th April 2026. 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18629988 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 2112 7 5 full false Season 7 Ep 4: Hermann Herzog, Sunset in the Florida Hammocks Season 7 Ep 4: Hermann Herzog, Sunset in the Florida Hammocks For this week's episode, Phil speaks with author & art dealer Deborah Pollack about Hermann Herzog’s steamy Florida wilderness, which he depicted in over 300 paintings, earning him the unofficial status as 'the artist of Florida.'

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18585054 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 2107 7 4 full false Season 7 ep. 3: Cecilia Beaux, Twilight Confidences Season 7 ep. 3: Cecilia Beaux, Twilight Confidences Captivated by Breton peasants in their striking costumes on a summer trip to the countryside in 1888, the wonderful American artist Cecilia Beaux was honing her skills with this intriguing portrait. The influence of the French impressionists would never leave her even when she returned to Philadelphia where, one day, she would become the first female art teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 

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]]> Captivated by Breton peasants in their striking costumes on a summer trip to the countryside in 1888, the wonderful American artist Cecilia Beaux was honing her skills with this intriguing portrait. The influence of the French impressionists would never leave her even when she returned to Philadelphia where, one day, she would become the first female art teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18553881 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 1621 full false Season 7, ep 2: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, Joseph Wright of Derby Season 7, ep 2: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, Joseph Wright of Derby This week’s focus in an artist who has been called ‘the British Caravaggio’. This eerie candlelit scene shows a scientific experiment in the ‘Age of Reason’, capturing the drama of the event, the limits of human knowledge and the fragility of life itself. Phil talks about this and more with Christine Riding, Curator and Director of Collections and Research at the National Gallery, London. 

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]]> This week’s focus in an artist who has been called ‘the British Caravaggio’. This eerie candlelit scene shows a scientific experiment in the ‘Age of Reason’, capturing the drama of the event, the limits of human knowledge and the fragility of life itself. Phil talks about this and more with Christine Riding, Curator and Director of Collections and Research at the National Gallery, London. 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18514023 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 2050 full false Season 7 ep. 1: Whistler, Whistler’s Mother Season 7 ep. 1: Whistler, Whistler’s Mother It’s a new year and a new season of Painting of the Week! We’re starting off with one of the 20th century’s best-known artworks, beloved for its technical skill and its touching depiction of dignity in old age, and fascinating thanks to the artist himself...

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]]> It’s a new year and a new season of Painting of the Week! We’re starting off with one of the 20th century’s best-known artworks, beloved for its technical skill and its touching depiction of dignity in old age, and fascinating thanks to the artist himself...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18479810 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 1751 7 1 full false Christmas Special 2025 Christmas Special 2025 Laura and Phil get into the Christmas spirit by seeking out festive artworks and having a giggle along the way. What artworks does your Christmas lunch make you think of? You may be surprised at Laura and Phil’s choices... 

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]]> Buzzsprout-18378464 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 2681 full false Season 6 Ep 10: Caravaggio, Conversion of Saint Paul Season 6 Ep 10: Caravaggio, Conversion of Saint Paul Finishing season 6 off on a high, we have special guest David Bickerstaff - co-director of Exhibition on Screen’s ‘Caravaggio’ - exploring the true nature of the artist behind the ‘Bad Boy of Baroque’ persona... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-18021571 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100 1953 6 10 full true Season 6 Ep 9: Georges Seurat, Bathers at Asnières Season 6 Ep 9: Georges Seurat, Bathers at Asnières Painted before his 25th birthday, this monumental 2m x 3m work was supposed to be Seurat’s big break but was rejected by the 1884 Salon... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17982464 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100 1893 6 9 full false Season 6 Ep 8: Dora Carrington, Farmhouse at Waternlath Season 6 Ep 8: Dora Carrington, Farmhouse at Waternlath This week, Phil and Laura talk about a Tate Britain work that pulls you in with its striking depiction of the rolling hills of Cumbria, uncovering the hidden story of the Bloomsbury Group icon who created it... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17937637 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100 1919 6 8 full false Season 6 Ep 7: Zdeněk Dvořák, Czech Tradition Season 6 Ep 7: Zdeněk Dvořák, Czech Tradition This visceral photograph of a butcher at work, chosen by special guest World Food Photography Awards founder Caroline Kenyon, brings up issues surrounding the importance of food in preserving cultural heritage... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17871366 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100 1654 6 7 full false Season 6 Ep 6: Henri Matisse, Woman Reading at a Yellow Table Season 6 Ep 6: Henri Matisse, Woman Reading at a Yellow Table In this episode, Phil and Laura talk to Christopher Gorham, author of the fascinating new book ‘Matisse and Art Under the Nazis’, and explore how Matisse and other artists of the time navigated the occupation, avoiding arrest whilst using art to express disgust for the horrors unfurling around them... 

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]]> In this episode, Phil and Laura talk to Christopher Gorham, author of the fascinating new book ‘Matisse and Art Under the Nazis’, and explore how Matisse and other artists of the time navigated the occupation, avoiding arrest whilst using art to express disgust for the horrors unfurling around them... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17826371 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100 1756 6 6 full false Season 6 Ep 5: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, La Chaîne Simpson Season 6 Ep 5: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, La Chaîne Simpson Two icons of French culture come together in this week’s artwork – Toulouse-Lautrec and the bicycle! Known for his ability to capture the bohemian lifestyle of late 19th-century Paris, Toulouse-Lautrec's dynamic poster design showcases famous French cyclists Constant Huret and Lisette Marton battling it out at the Vélodrome de la Seine...  

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]]> Two icons of French culture come together in this week’s artwork – Toulouse-Lautrec and the bicycle! Known for his ability to capture the bohemian lifestyle of late 19th-century Paris, Toulouse-Lautrec's dynamic poster design showcases famous French cyclists Constant Huret and Lisette Marton battling it out at the Vélodrome de la Seine...  

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17787525 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0100 1926 6 5 full false Season 6 Ep 4: Artemesia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine Season 6 Ep 4: Artemesia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine This episode examines Artemesia’s powerful self-portrait and the heartbreaking, inspirational story of survival behind it - with special guest Asia Graziano, author of ‘Artemesia Gentileschi’ for leading art publisher Scripta Maneant... 

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]]> This episode examines Artemesia’s powerful self-portrait and the heartbreaking, inspirational story of survival behind it - with special guest Asia Graziano, author of ‘Artemesia Gentileschi’ for leading art publisher Scripta Maneant... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17708630 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100 2084 6 4 full false Season 6 Ep 3: Keith Pettit, Cabriole Season 6 Ep 3: Keith Pettit, Cabriole This week’s episode features a fascinating sculpture carved from ‘Bog Oak’, preserved for nearly 6,000 years in a Sussex peat bog being transformed into a ballet dancer mid-leap... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17708628 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100 3625 6 3 full false Season 6, Ep.2: J M W Turner, The Lake, Petworth: Sunset, Fighting Bucks at Petworth Season 6, Ep.2: J M W Turner, The Lake, Petworth: Sunset, Fighting Bucks at Petworth J. M. W. Turner, The Lake, Petworth: Sunset, Fighting Bucks at Petworth 

Recorded on site at Petworth House, West Sussex with curator Dr. Emily Knight, this episode looks at the Turner work which lives in the fabulous ‘Carved Room’ depicting Petworth’s stunning grounds. Join Phil and Laura as they explore the house, the art and Turner’s link to the area... 

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Recorded on site at Petworth House, West Sussex with curator Dr. Emily Knight, this episode looks at the Turner work which lives in the fabulous ‘Carved Room’ depicting Petworth’s stunning grounds. Join Phil and Laura as they explore the house, the art and Turner’s link to the area... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17675056 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0100 2319 6 2 full false Season 6, Ep.1: Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper Season 6, Ep.1: Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper Kicking off Season 6 with a bang is one of the most famous works of art in history – Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’. In this episode, Phil & Laura delve into the fascinating layers of meaning and mastery in this iconic work.


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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-17629125 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0100 2376 6 1 full false Season 5, Ep.11: Tibetan Wheel of Life Thangka Season 5, Ep.11: Tibetan Wheel of Life Thangka For the final episode of Season 5, Phil teams up with his brother Marc to examine his beautiful Christmas present, a stunning depiction of the Buddhist Wheel of Life which Marc brought back from his travels in Nepal... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16532990 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000 1583 full false Season 5, Ep.10: Wood, Earth, Hoop by Walter Bailey Season 5, Ep.10: Wood, Earth, Hoop by Walter Bailey In this week's episode, Phil & Laura talk to Mark Collins, art collector and owner of Artelium Wine Estate in Sussex to discuss a unique sculpture currently residing on their estate...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16533022 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2363 full false Season 5, Ep.9: Orange, Red, Yellow by Mark Rothko Season 5, Ep.9: Orange, Red, Yellow by Mark Rothko A badly needed splash of colour this week as Phil & Laura take a deep dive into a Rothko work which sold in 2012 for the staggering sum of $87 million. Just what lies behind those famous, vibrant rectangles... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16496147 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2225 full false Season 5, Ep.8: Genesis #9/18 by Alan Magee Season 5, Ep.8: Genesis #9/18 by Alan Magee This week, Phil speaks to us from Friday Harbour, San Juan Island, USA with Assistant Curator of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art Wendy Smith about a very unique artwork, finished by a loom in Belgium thousands of miles from the artist who painted it...  

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16489022 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000 1642 full false Season 5, Ep.6: Deep Forest by Emily Carr Season 5, Ep.6: Deep Forest by Emily Carr This week, Phil meets with senior curator Richard Hill from the Vancouver Art Gallery to discuss a moody and mysterious work by the matriarch of Canadian art... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16448042 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1860 full false Season 5, Ep.7: The Haywain Tryptich by Hieronymus Bosch Season 5, Ep.7: The Haywain Tryptich by Hieronymus Bosch This week, Laura and Phil discuss the eternally bizarre and delightful Bosch, focusing on one of his fabulous triptychs, with this one telling the story of the Fall... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16448224 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000 2034 full false Season 5, Ep.5: Starry Night over the Rhône by Van Gogh with Martin Bailey Season 5, Ep.5: Starry Night over the Rhône by Van Gogh with Martin Bailey The new year kicks off with Phil revisiting Van Gogh’s romantic masterpiece – and the poster image for our smash hit documentary Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers – this time with world Van Gogh expert Martin Bailey at the National Gallery...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16300598 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000 1403 5 5 full false Season 5, Ep.4: Christmas Special - The Monopoly Board, Lizzie Magie Season 5, Ep.4: Christmas Special - The Monopoly Board, Lizzie Magie In this cosy Christmas special, Laura and Phil sit down with three times British Monopoly champion (and Phil’s brother) Mike and his long-suffering son Alex to discuss the remarkable artwork of the monopoly board over a mince pie or two...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16308478 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 2700 5 4 full false Season 5, Ep.3: Le Pont-Neuf by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Season 5, Ep.3: Le Pont-Neuf by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Phil speaks with curator Mary Morton at one of his favourite galleries - the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC - about a poignant view of Paris a year on from one of the worst years in Parisian history...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16300410 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 1333 5 3 full false Season 5, Ep.2: Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí Season 5, Ep.2: Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí In this episode, Phil & Laura look at Dali’s unique take on the crucifixion, supposedly inspired by what Dali called his “cosmic dream” of the universe... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16262030 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000 1845 5 2 full false Season 5, Ep.1: Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy (1889) by Vincent van Gogh Season 5, Ep.1: Olive Grove, Saint-Rémy (1889) by Vincent van Gogh Season 5 begins in the warm and inviting olive groves around Saint Remy which Van Gogh painted repeatedly, fascinated as he was by the irregular growth and ever-changing colours...  

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-16184419 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 2731 full false Season 4, Ep.10: Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent Van Gogh Season 4, Ep.10: Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent Van Gogh This week, Phil and Laura look at Vincent’s other ‘Starry Night’, painted just down the road from his famous yellow house in Arles, and explore the themes of love, madness and beauty that have followed this beloved and troubled artist over the centuries... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15322906 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100 2198 full false Season 4, Ep.9: Augustus of Prima Porta Statue - Vatican Museums Season 4, Ep.9: Augustus of Prima Porta Statue - Vatican Museums Talk about good PR! This masterpiece by an unknown Greek artist depicts the first official emperor of Rome, Augustus, demonstrating his firm grasp of the importance of a carefully crafted public image in 20AD...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15277542 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 2283 full false Season 4, Ep.8: Colliers Unloading on Hove Beach by John Constable Season 4, Ep.8: Colliers Unloading on Hove Beach by John Constable This week, Phil’s takes leading BBC radio presenter Danny Pike for a trip to the Brighton Pavilion to examine local legend John Constable’s stunning work depicting the seafront a stone’s throw from our office… 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15277534 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0100 1638 full false Season 4, Ep.7: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez Season 4, Ep.7: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez This week, Phil and Laura discuss what has been repeatedly named one of the greatest paintings in history, the monumental ‘Las Meninas’ or ‘The Maids’ by the legendary Diego Velázquez...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15190164 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0100 2069 full false Season 4, Ep.6: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas Season 4, Ep.6: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas This week, co-directors of My National Gallery, London Ali Ray and Phil Grabsky discuss Ali’s favourite work in this world-renowned gallery, and just why it stuck out to her amongst this enormous collection of masterpieces... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15164429 Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100 1729 full false Season 4, Ep.5: Rain, Steam, and Speed by JMW Turner Season 4, Ep.5: Rain, Steam, and Speed by JMW Turner In this episode, Phil and Laura discuss the wonderfully dynamic Turner work which Michael Palin called his “science fiction painting” in My National Gallery, London... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15101863 Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:00 +0100 1842 full false Season 4, Ep.4: The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci Season 4, Ep.4: The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci Support the show

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-15101635 Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100 1756 full false Season 4, Ep.3: The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger Season 4, Ep.3: The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger This week's topic of discussion is Holbein’s masterpiece from one of the most important years in British history – 1533. This was the year that Henry VIII broke from the Catholic church, married Anne Boleyn and had a daughter who would become one of England’s most popular monarchs, Elizabeth I... 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-14871778 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0100 1796 full false Christmas Special: Painting of the Year Christmas Special: Painting of the Year In this special Christmas episode, Phil and Laura pick their top 3 favourite paintings from a year full of masterpieces to discuss over Laura's homemade Christmas punch...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-14172749 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000 3704 full false Season 3, Ep.20, Gustav Klimt - Hermine Gallia Season 3, Ep.20, Gustav Klimt - Hermine Gallia On this episode of Painting of the Week, Phil & Laura discuss a Klimt work which sits right on the cusp of his drastic artistic transformation...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13656485 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0100 1956 full false Season 3, Ep.19: Ditchling War Memorial by Eric Gill Season 3, Ep.19: Ditchling War Memorial by Eric Gill Phil, Laura and special guest Janet Laurence explore a local work by a controversial artist Eric Gill, a terrible man with a wonderful talent, and debate whether you can separate the art from the artist...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13589981 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0100 1815 full false Season 3, Ep.18 Mohri Yuko - Moré Moré Season 3, Ep.18 Mohri Yuko - Moré Moré This episode explores a wildly different art style on the cutting edge of the Japanese avant-garde movement, as featured in our latest film’ Tokyo Stories’...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13402636 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0100 1530 full false Season 3, Ep 17: Georges de La Tour - Penitent Magdalen Season 3, Ep 17: Georges de La Tour - Penitent Magdalen This moody, gothic painting was a clean break from the bombastic nature of the baroque style which dominated in the seventeenth century and brings the viewer into a quiet moment of intense contemplation with Mary Magdalene herself…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13343398 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0100 1615 full false Season 3, Ep 16: Wilfredo Lam - La Silla (The Chair) Season 3, Ep 16: Wilfredo Lam - La Silla (The Chair) Support the show

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13257661 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0100 1412 full false Season 3, ep.15: Charles Webster Hawthorne - The Boat Steerer Season 3, ep.15: Charles Webster Hawthorne - The Boat Steerer This episode, recorded at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum with CEO Chris McCarthy, examines an evocative painting by one of the founders of the Cape Cod art colony, the oldest continuous art colony in the USA…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13130610 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0100 1355 full false Season 3 Ep.14: John Singer Sargent - El Jaleo Season 3 Ep.14: John Singer Sargent - El Jaleo 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13001758 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100 1769 3 14 full false Season 3, Ep 13: Egon Schiele - Seated Woman with Bent Knees Season 3, Ep 13: Egon Schiele - Seated Woman with Bent Knees 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-13001752 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100 1805 3 13 full false Season 2, Ep. 12: Goya, The Duchess of Alba Season 2, Ep. 12: Goya, The Duchess of Alba 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?

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-12413153 Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000 2217 3 12 full false Season 3, Ep.11: Albrecht Dürer, Great Piece of Turf Season 3, Ep.11: Albrecht Dürer, Great Piece of Turf 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-12345853 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000 2008 full false Season 3, Ep.10: Vermeer - Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window Season 3, Ep.10: Vermeer - Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-12266266 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 1228 full false Season 3, Ep. 9: Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew Season 3, Ep. 9: Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-12115897 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:00:00 +0000 2115 3 9 full false Season 3, Ep.8: Pieter de Hooch - Courtyard of a House in Delft Season 3, Ep.8: Pieter de Hooch - Courtyard of a House in Delft 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-12029047 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 1916 3 8 full false Season 3, Ep. 7: Horace Pippin - Christmas Morning, Breakfast Season 3, Ep. 7: Horace Pippin - Christmas Morning, Breakfast 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-11910551 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000 1817 full false Season 3, Ep.6: Rembrandt, The Jewish Bride Season 3, Ep.6: Rembrandt, The Jewish Bride For this episode, Phil and Laura discuss a mysterious masterpiece by Rembrandt...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-11756364 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000 1767 3 6 full false Season 3, Ep. 5: Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party Season 3, Ep. 5: Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party 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...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-11736042 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 1917 full false Season 3, Ep. 4: William Meyerowitz, Gloucester Humoresque Season 3, Ep. 4: William Meyerowitz, Gloucester Humoresque 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.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-11617720 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000 1395 3 4 full false Season 3, Ep. 3: Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog Season 3, Ep. 3: Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog This week, we explore a painting that has become the archetypal image of the Romantic era and the Sublime…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-11406423 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0100 1916 full false Season 3, Ep. 2: Rene Margritte, The Promenades of Euclid Season 3, Ep. 2: Rene Margritte, The Promenades of Euclid This week, Phil and Laura discuss a surrealist painting that plays with the idea of reality and perception...


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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-11288612 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0100 1884 3 2 full false Season 3, Ep. 1: Dame Laura Knight, Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring Season 3, Ep. 1: Dame Laura Knight, Ruby Loftus Screwing a Breech Ring Season 3 begins with Phil and Laura discussing an important wartime work which reveals much about the previously untapped skills of British women...

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]]> Buzzsprout-11196151 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0100 1653 3 1 full false Season 2, Ep. 20: Daybreak - Maxfield Parrish Season 2, Ep. 20: Daybreak - Maxfield Parrish 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!

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10333881 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100 2519 1 40 full false Season 2, Ep. 19: Kiss of Judas - Giotto Season 2, Ep. 19: Kiss of Judas - Giotto 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.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10291018 Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 2181 1 39 full false Season 2, Ep. 18: Railroad Gates - Jo Hopper, Edward Hopper Season 2, Ep. 18: Railroad Gates - Jo Hopper, Edward Hopper 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…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10249819 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 2050 1 38 full false Season 2, Ep. 17: The Madonna del Parto - Piero della Francesca Season 2, Ep. 17: The Madonna del Parto - Piero della Francesca Painted in just seven working days, this extraordinary fresco only narrowly escaped total destruction in 1785…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10206529 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 1849 1 37 full false Season 2, Ep. 16: The Night Watch - Rembrandt Season 2, Ep. 16: The Night Watch - Rembrandt 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!

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10164682 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0000 1973 1 36 full false Season 2, Ep. 15: The Two Fridas (1939) - Frida Kahlo Season 2, Ep. 15: The Two Fridas (1939) - Frida Kahlo 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.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10114910 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 1926 1 35 full false Season 2, Ep. 14: The Room with a View - Duncan Grant Season 2, Ep. 14: The Room with a View - Duncan Grant 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.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10072229 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 1682 1 34 full false Season 2, Ep. 13: Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele (1434–1436) - Jan van Eyck Season 2, Ep. 13: Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele (1434–1436) - Jan van Eyck 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…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10033448 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 2281 full false Season 2, Ep. 12: Filtres a Cafe (91-S) - Kaixuan Feng Season 2, Ep. 12: Filtres a Cafe (91-S) - Kaixuan Feng 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…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-10004540 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:00:00 +0000 1810 1 32 full false Season 2, Ep. 11: The Skating Minister (The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch) - Henry Raeburn Season 2, Ep. 11: The Skating Minister (The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch) - Henry Raeburn 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… 

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]]> 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… 

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9943948 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 2071 1 31 full false Season 2, Ep. 10: The Deposition from the Cross (altarpiece) - Jacopo Pontormo Season 2, Ep. 10: The Deposition from the Cross (altarpiece) - Jacopo Pontormo 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…

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]]> 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…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9899202 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 2452 1 30 full false Season 2, Ep. 9: The Lady of Shalott - William Holman Hunt Season 2, Ep. 9: The Lady of Shalott - William Holman Hunt A painting based on a drawing based on a poem based on a legend… this week Phil & Laura discuss Hunt’s rendition of the legend of the Lady of Shalott, an Alfred, Lord Tennysonpoem used with great enthusiasm by the Pre-Raphaelites.

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]]> A painting based on a drawing based on a poem based on a legend… this week Phil & Laura discuss Hunt’s rendition of the legend of the Lady of Shalott, an Alfred, Lord Tennysonpoem used with great enthusiasm by the Pre-Raphaelites.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9864055 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 2052 full false Season 2, Ep. 8: Great Bookcase - William Burges Season 2, Ep. 8: Great Bookcase - William Burges Worked on by fourteen leading nineteenth century artists and taking 3 years to complete, the stunning ‘Great Bookcase’ is so much more than a piece of furniture. Join Phil in his discussion with Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at the Ashmolean as they discuss one of the museum’s most intriguing pieces…

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]]> Worked on by fourteen leading nineteenth century artists and taking 3 years to complete, the stunning ‘Great Bookcase’ is so much more than a piece of furniture. Join Phil in his discussion with Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at the Ashmolean as they discuss one of the museum’s most intriguing pieces…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9823415 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 1563 1 28 full false Season 2, Ep. 7: The Bridge at Argenteuil - Alfred Sisley Season 2, Ep. 7: The Bridge at Argenteuil - Alfred Sisley This week Phil and Laura take a look at The Bridge at Argenteuil, painted in 1872 by Impressionist Alfred Sisley. A prolific artist who painted numerous riverscapes and seascapes both in England and France…

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]]> This week Phil and Laura take a look at The Bridge at Argenteuil, painted in 1872 by Impressionist Alfred Sisley. A prolific artist who painted numerous riverscapes and seascapes both in England and France…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9796949 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000 2076 1 27 full false Season 2, Ep. 6: In The Loge - Mary Cassatt Season 2, Ep. 6: In The Loge - Mary Cassatt Listen in this week to find out more about Mary Cassatt - a key figure in the impressionist movement who has been frequently overlooked - and her 1878 painting ‘In The Loge’, an exploration of the act of ‘looking’…

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]]> Listen in this week to find out more about Mary Cassatt - a key figure in the impressionist movement who has been frequently overlooked - and her 1878 painting ‘In The Loge’, an exploration of the act of ‘looking’…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9714552 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 1765 full false Season 2, Ep. 5: The Gleaners - John Constable Season 2, Ep. 5: The Gleaners - John Constable In this episode, Phil and Laura look at one of the greatest of all British artists: John Constable. He is known best for his Suffolk (eastern England) landscapes but this painting is Brighton on the south coast. Why was he there? What does the painting reveal?

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]]> In this episode, Phil and Laura look at one of the greatest of all British artists: John Constable. He is known best for his Suffolk (eastern England) landscapes but this painting is Brighton on the south coast. Why was he there? What does the painting reveal?

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9674498 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 2184 1 25 full false Season 2, Ep. 4: Dept Store Game - Utagawa Kunimasa IV Season 2, Ep. 4: Dept Store Game - Utagawa Kunimasa IV An absolute treat this week – from the 5-star exhibition The Art of Tokyo at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. Is it a painting or is it a board game? Phil talks to Clare Pollard, Curator of Japanese Art at the Ashmolean.

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]]> An absolute treat this week – from the 5-star exhibition The Art of Tokyo at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. Is it a painting or is it a board game? Phil talks to Clare Pollard, Curator of Japanese Art at the Ashmolean.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9630811 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 1499 1 24 full false Season 2, Ep. 3: ‘Four Girls on a Bridge’ - Edvard Munch (1905) Season 2, Ep. 3: ‘Four Girls on a Bridge’ - Edvard Munch (1905) This painting by Edvard Munch depicts girls standing on a bridge wearing bright clothes and with a bright blue sky overhead, perhaps suggesting that it’s summer. However, the sketchy forms and puzzling nature of the figures suggest it is equally a depiction of Munch’s psychological state, a somewhat darker place.

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]]> This painting by Edvard Munch depicts girls standing on a bridge wearing bright clothes and with a bright blue sky overhead, perhaps suggesting that it’s summer. However, the sketchy forms and puzzling nature of the figures suggest it is equally a depiction of Munch’s psychological state, a somewhat darker place.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9594751 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 2024 1 23 full false Season 2, Ep. 2: Portrait of John Ruskin - John Everett Millais Season 2, Ep. 2: Portrait of John Ruskin - John Everett Millais This portrait of Victorian art critic John Ruskin was painted by Millais in 1853-4. Ruskin was an early advocate of the pre-Raphaelites and part of their success was down to his efforts. Phil is joined this week by Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at The Ashmolean where the painting hangs…

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]]> This portrait of Victorian art critic John Ruskin was painted by Millais in 1853-4. Ruskin was an early advocate of the pre-Raphaelites and part of their success was down to his efforts. Phil is joined this week by Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at The Ashmolean where the painting hangs…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9557007 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 686 full false Season 2, Ep. 1: Going to the Match - L.S. Lowry Season 2, Ep. 1: Going to the Match - L.S. Lowry In this famous scene, painted by Lowry in 1928, we see countless fans hurrying towards the turnstiles to see a football match. As with so many of his industrial landscapes, the picture is a composite of the actual and the imagined…

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]]> In this famous scene, painted by Lowry in 1928, we see countless fans hurrying towards the turnstiles to see a football match. As with so many of his industrial landscapes, the picture is a composite of the actual and the imagined…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9514477 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 2191 full false Season 1, Ep. 20: The Railway - Edouard Manet Season 1, Ep. 20: The Railway - Edouard Manet Painted in 1873, The Railway is the last painting by Manet of his favourite model, fellow painter Victorine Meurent. We see her sitting with a sleeping puppy, a fan, and an open book in her lap, while a little girl watches the white clouds of steam as a train passes beneath them. But actually, we are seeing far more than that…

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]]> Painted in 1873, The Railway is the last painting by Manet of his favourite model, fellow painter Victorine Meurent. We see her sitting with a sleeping puppy, a fan, and an open book in her lap, while a little girl watches the white clouds of steam as a train passes beneath them. But actually, we are seeing far more than that…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9485639 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 2402 1 20 full false Season 1, Ep. 19: Triumphs of Caesar - Andrea Mantegna Season 1, Ep. 19: Triumphs of Caesar - Andrea Mantegna In this episode of the Painting of The Week Podcast, Laura and Phil take a look at 'Triumphs of Caesar' by Andrea Mantegna

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]]> In this episode of the Painting of The Week Podcast, Laura and Phil take a look at 'Triumphs of Caesar' by Andrea Mantegna

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9431751 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2231 1 19 full false Season 1, Ep. 18: Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1650) - Diego Velázquez Season 1, Ep. 18: Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1650) - Diego Velázquez Painted by the extraordinary Spanish artist Diego Velázquez in Rome in 1650, Pope Innocent X considered this portrait to be ‘too true’… Laura and Phil take a closer look.

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]]> Painted by the extraordinary Spanish artist Diego Velázquez in Rome in 1650, Pope Innocent X considered this portrait to be ‘too true’… Laura and Phil take a closer look.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9391311 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2429 1 18 full false Season 1, Ep. 17: Uneasy centre, 1963 - Bridget Riley Season 1, Ep. 17: Uneasy centre, 1963 - Bridget Riley Bridget Riley is one of today’s most prominent artists, having made her name in the 1960s with black and white paintings that explored the dynamic effects of optical phenomena. This week Phil and Laura look at Uneasy Centre from 1963… and somehow manage to mention the rock band Black Sabbath!

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]]> Bridget Riley is one of today’s most prominent artists, having made her name in the 1960s with black and white paintings that explored the dynamic effects of optical phenomena. This week Phil and Laura look at Uneasy Centre from 1963… and somehow manage to mention the rock band Black Sabbath!

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9350223 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2273 1 17 full false Season 1, Ep. 16: Girl in a Boat, with Geese - Berthe Morisot Season 1, Ep. 16: Girl in a Boat, with Geese - Berthe Morisot Phil and Laura this week look at a painting by Berthe Morisot, one of the leading French Impressionists. The vivid oil painting features a lady rowing a boat, with geese standing on the edge of a river… or does it? Time to take a closer look…

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]]> Phil and Laura this week look at a painting by Berthe Morisot, one of the leading French Impressionists. The vivid oil painting features a lady rowing a boat, with geese standing on the edge of a river… or does it? Time to take a closer look…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9309092 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2740 1 16 full false Season 1, Ep. 15: Money Art - Shamsia Hassani Season 1, Ep. 15: Money Art - Shamsia Hassani In this episode, Phil and Laura reflect on recent events in Afghanistan by looking at the works of Shamisa Hassani.

Born April 1988, Hassani is the first female graffiti artist of Afghanistan. Through her artworks, Shamsia portrays Afghan women in a male dominant society.

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]]> In this episode, Phil and Laura reflect on recent events in Afghanistan by looking at the works of Shamisa Hassani.

Born April 1988, Hassani is the first female graffiti artist of Afghanistan. Through her artworks, Shamsia portrays Afghan women in a male dominant society.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9148795 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2298 1 15 full false Season 1, Ep. 14: The Alexander Mosaic Season 1, Ep. 14: The Alexander Mosaic A one-and-a-half-million-piece marble mosaic that is as stunning as it is fascinating. Found in Pompeii and now in the wonderful archaeological museum in Naples. Phil & Laura take a closer look at both the history and the art…

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]]> A one-and-a-half-million-piece marble mosaic that is as stunning as it is fascinating. Found in Pompeii and now in the wonderful archaeological museum in Naples. Phil & Laura take a closer look at both the history and the art…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9112386 Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2588 1 14 full false Season 1, Ep. 13: Girl with a Pearl Earring - Johannes Vermeer Season 1, Ep. 13: Girl with a Pearl Earring - Johannes Vermeer Created by Johannes Vermeer in 1665, this painting is among the most popular ever painted. Phil and Laura look a little closer at this enigmatic portrait to try to understand why that is...


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]]> Created by Johannes Vermeer in 1665, this painting is among the most popular ever painted. Phil and Laura look a little closer at this enigmatic portrait to try to understand why that is...


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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9072023 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2565 1 13 full false Season 1, Ep. 12: The Snail - Henri Matisse Season 1, Ep. 12: The Snail - Henri Matisse This week Phil & Laura explore one of Matisse’s most famous works, created towards the end of his life when he was confined to bed due to ill health…  His materials?  Coloured paper and a large pair of scissors. The result: for many, a masterpiece.

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]]> This week Phil & Laura explore one of Matisse’s most famous works, created towards the end of his life when he was confined to bed due to ill health…  His materials?  Coloured paper and a large pair of scissors. The result: for many, a masterpiece.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9018153 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2530 1 12 full false Season 1, Ep. 11: People in the Sun - Edward Hopper Season 1, Ep. 11: People in the Sun - Edward Hopper Among the greatest of all American painters, Hopper frequently focusses on humans in different forms of isolation. His People in the Sun may seem to be 5 men and women happily sun-bathing – but look again…

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]]> Among the greatest of all American painters, Hopper frequently focusses on humans in different forms of isolation. His People in the Sun may seem to be 5 men and women happily sun-bathing – but look again…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-9001167 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2427 1 11 full false Season 1, Ep. 10: Mrs Acton in Delhi - Howard Hodgkin Season 1, Ep. 10: Mrs Acton in Delhi - Howard Hodgkin Hodgkin was one of Britain’s foremost contemporary painters and is hugely popular. India was a place very close to his heart, and the fascinating Mrs Acton in Delhi was painted there between 1967 – 71.

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]]> Hodgkin was one of Britain’s foremost contemporary painters and is hugely popular. India was a place very close to his heart, and the fascinating Mrs Acton in Delhi was painted there between 1967 – 71.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8961857 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2797 1 10 full false Season 1, Ep. 9: The Hunters in the Snow - Pieter Bruegel Season 1, Ep. 9: The Hunters in the Snow - Pieter Bruegel The wintry scene painted by Bruegel in 1565 is one of a series depicting rural life at different times of the year. The three hunters are seen returning from what appears to be an unsuccessful trip…

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]]> The wintry scene painted by Bruegel in 1565 is one of a series depicting rural life at different times of the year. The three hunters are seen returning from what appears to be an unsuccessful trip…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8938607 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2196 1 9 full false Season 1, Ep. 8: Portrait of the Journalist Sylvia von Harden - Otto Dix Season 1, Ep. 8: Portrait of the Journalist Sylvia von Harden - Otto Dix This portrait, painted in 1926, came about when German artist Otto Dix passed the journalist in the street and exclaimed ‘I must paint you! I simply must! You are representative of an entire epoch!’…

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]]> This portrait, painted in 1926, came about when German artist Otto Dix passed the journalist in the street and exclaimed ‘I must paint you! I simply must! You are representative of an entire epoch!’…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8901071 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2266 1 8 full false Season 1, Ep. 7: The Descent from the Cross - Peter Paul Rubens Season 1, Ep. 7: The Descent from the Cross - Peter Paul Rubens This masterpiece, painted by Rubens in 1612-1614 for Antwerp Cathedral is this week’s Painting Of The Week. What makes it so famous? Phil & Laura take a closer look…

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]]> This masterpiece, painted by Rubens in 1612-1614 for Antwerp Cathedral is this week’s Painting Of The Week. What makes it so famous? Phil & Laura take a closer look…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8863780 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2408 1 7 full false Season 1, Ep. 6: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Picasso Season 1, Ep. 6: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon - Picasso The most important painting of the 20th century marks the end of the transition of Pablo Picasso from a young lad in Malaga to the art-world giant in Paris.  Some adore it – some don’t.

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]]> The most important painting of the 20th century marks the end of the transition of Pablo Picasso from a young lad in Malaga to the art-world giant in Paris.  Some adore it – some don’t.

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8826635 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 3233 1 6 full false Season 1, Ep. 5: Train Landscape - Eric Ravilious Season 1, Ep. 5: Train Landscape - Eric Ravilious Eric Ravilious’s Train Landscape is one of his best-loved watercolours. Painted in 1939 it shows the Westbury Horse in Wiltshire as seen from the window of a train carriage...

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]]> Eric Ravilious’s Train Landscape is one of his best-loved watercolours. Painted in 1939 it shows the Westbury Horse in Wiltshire as seen from the window of a train carriage...

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8788398 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2444 1 5 full false Season 1, Ep. 4: The Death of Marat - Jacques-Louis David Season 1, Ep. 4: The Death of Marat - Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David in 1793 depicts the body of Jean-Paul Marat lying dead in his bath after his murder, and is one of the most famous images of the French Revolution…

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]]> The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David in 1793 depicts the body of Jean-Paul Marat lying dead in his bath after his murder, and is one of the most famous images of the French Revolution…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8745361 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2175 1 4 full true Season 1, Ep. 3: The Two Fridas - Frida Kahlo Season 1, Ep. 3: The Two Fridas - Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas is the subject of this episode of Painting of the Week. It was completed shortly after her divorce and shows two very different personalities…

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]]> Frida Kahlo’s painting The Two Fridas is the subject of this episode of Painting of the Week. It was completed shortly after her divorce and shows two very different personalities…

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]]> Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8745321 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2928 1 3 full false Season 1, Ep. 2: Sunflowers - Claude Monet Season 1, Ep. 2: Sunflowers - Claude Monet In this episode we explore Monet’s Bouquet of Sunflowers, painted in 1881. A work that was revered by critics and artists alike, and was the inspiration for Van Gogh’s later sunflower paintings.

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]]> In this episode we explore Monet’s Bouquet of Sunflowers, painted in 1881. A work that was revered by critics and artists alike, and was the inspiration for Van Gogh’s later sunflower paintings.

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]]> Phil Grabsky, Laura Bentham, Seventh Art Productions Buzzsprout-8740378 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 2439 1 2 full false Season 1, Ep. 1: The Fighting Temeraire - J. M. W. Turner Season 1, Ep. 1: The Fighting Temeraire - J. M. W. Turner Welcome to the first episode of our Painting of the Week podcast! In this episode Phil and Laura look at Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire, which was once voted ‘The Greatest Painting in Britain’.

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]]> Welcome to the first episode of our Painting of the Week podcast! In this episode Phil and Laura look at Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire, which was once voted ‘The Greatest Painting in Britain’.

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