Encore-Woman Holding a Balance by Vermeer
A Long Look Podcast
While I’m taking a break, I thought you might enjoy this encore presentation of a popular episode from 2019—the gorgeous Woman Holding a Balance at the National Gallery of Art. If you want to follow along, you can find it at . And make sure to stick around to the end for a special announcement! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode theme is “Caro Mio Ben in C Major” by Giuseppe Giordani, performed by Joel Meza. “Women Holding a Balance” information Vermeer information ...
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Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi
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And you thought YOU were gonna have a lot of holiday company! Poor Mary, who’s only given birth a week or so ago, now faces this onslaught of unexpected visitors in today’s episode. We’ll find out who exactly all those folks are, their connection to one of the most powerful families in Europe, and what’s up with the peacock. Pretty sure that wasn’t one of the animals at the Nativity... SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music “Joy to the World” and “We Three Kings” performed...
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On the Coast of New Jersey by William Trost Richards
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Today’s episode is all about relaxing, taking a little break after a long year and before the holidays hit. So I offer you a quiet beach at the Jersey Shore in this serene painting by William Trost Richards. We’ll find out how this Philadelphia-born artist embraced the idea of nature and art as keys to a better life and his connection to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C. Thomas Cole and the Corcoran are key parts of the story, so here are previous episodes about them: tells the story of the founding of this influential museum and is one of Cole’s dramatic...
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Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl by James Whistler
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Welcome back! I hope you all had a great summer. We’ll be spending the rest of 2024 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, starting off with a stunning portrait of a red-headed Irish beauty that shocked London society. We’ll find out who she is and how she was much more than a pretty face. Then we’ll learn about the very mercurial artist she had to put up with, James McNeill Whistler and the chaos he caused in his own life and others! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” and “Easy” Episode...
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What's Ahead for A Long Look?
A Long Look Podcast
“A Long Look” returns with new episodes soon! Meanwhile, I've been looking down the road trying to figure out the future of the show and realized I've been doing all the talking for the past 7 years! So now, I'd like to hear from you. I’ve put together a short audience survey to find out your thoughts and experience with “A Long Look.” To be honest, I'm deciding whether or not to continue the show and your feedback will really help. You can find it at and it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. It's a Google form but you DO NOT need a Goole account to fill it out. The...
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American Art Finale
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Well, we’ve reached the end of our brief tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun getting to share this unique place with you and introduce you to some artists you might not have heard of. I’ll tell you about the two-for-one experience of visiting the museum and its hidden gems. And I have...thoughts...about the stories it tells. SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT BELOW) “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Smithsonian American Art Museum Luce Foundation Center for...
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Floating Clouds by Hisako Hibi
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In today’s episode we look at “Floating Clouds” by Hisako Hibi, one of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated in prison camps on the West Coast during WWII. Paintings like this served as the only visual record of life in the camps as well as a way for prisoners to deal with the harsh conditions. We’ll find out how she and her family were able to build a new life after the war and how she persevered through her art and with the help of fellow immigrants. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion...
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Extended Ep: Happy Anniversary, Impressionism!
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Just in time for your Memorial Day travels, here’s an extended episode celebrating the anniversary of Impressionism! We take another look at three of the originals: Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Berthe Morisot. Her painting “The Mother and Sister of the Artist” is featured in the upcoming blockbuster “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment” opening Sept. 8 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Find out more . SHOW NOTES Opening theme: "Easy" by Ron Gelinas Episode Music: OFFENBACH CAN-CAN by ; EPISODES Monet--Grainstack Show notes and transcript ...
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The South Ledges, Appledore by Childe Hassam
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It’s starting to get warm out so the seaside’s on my mind! In the latest episode we visit Appledore on the Isles of Shoals with American painter Childe Hassam. This group of islands off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine was a long-time vacation fave for this Boston artist. We’ll find out how he fused the color and energy of artists like Claude Monet and Camille Pissaro with uniquely American settings like this stunning rocky New England shoreline. And the ruckus he and some of his fellow painters started to create a brand-new kind of American art! Transcript is available at ...
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Man With the Cat by Cecilia Beaux
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Henry Sturgis Drinker and Cecilia Beaux had a complicated history but that didn’t get in the way of Cecilia making him the subject of one of her best portraits. In today’s episode, we’ll find out how Henry was just one example of the lengths this renowned Gilded Age artist went to pursue her dream of an art career. And how her talent, hard work--and the help of a good friend--got her started. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music “Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 21 'Sunday'”...
info_outlineWhile I’m taking a break, I thought you might enjoy this encore presentation of a popular episode from 2019—the gorgeous Woman Holding a Balance at the National Gallery of Art. If you want to follow along, you can find it at alonglookpodcast.com/vermeer.
And make sure to stick around to the end for a special announcement!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode theme is “Caro Mio Ben in C Major” by Giuseppe Giordani, performed by Joel Meza.
https://soundcloud.com/joel-meza-1/caro-mio-ben-in-c-major
“Women Holding a Balance” information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1236.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/vermeer-woman-holding-a-balance.html
Vermeer information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1951.html
“Essential Vermeer” website (extensive amount of info!)
https://www.essentialvermeer.com
Widener information
“Dutch Paintings at the National Gallery of Art: The Untold Stories behind the Acquisitions of the Rembrandts, Vermeers, and Other Treasures in the Collection” (audio)
https://www.nga.gov/global-site-search-page.html?searchterm=wheelock+audio
RECOMMENDED READING
“Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting” by Adriaan Waiboer, et al. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, 2017.
Exhibit brochure
https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/exhibitions/pdfs/2017/vermeer-brochurel.pdf
“Vermeer: Faith in Art” by Daniel Arasse
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/encore-woman-balance-vermeer/