A Long Look Podcast
Feeling overwhelmed? Then join lifelong art lover Karen Jackson for the slow looking experience. Using rich, vivid descriptions, she guides you through what she sees and discovers by looking at world-class paintings for minutes instead of seconds. Then she shares the history, mystery or controversy behind them! This unique, relaxing experience is only about 10 minutes and is for all art lovers, from beginners to longtime fans and the visually impaired. Learn how to slow down, see more and avoid the overwhelm.
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The Bedroom by Pieter de Hooch
05/17/2025
The Bedroom by Pieter de Hooch
Well, here we are my friends, the 100th and final episode! We go back to where it all started, the National Gallery of Art, for a look at one of Pieter de Hooch’s idealized depictions of what a Dutch household was supposed to be. This cozy home may have been more wishful thinking than reality, though! We’ll find out how an embarrassing meeting helped create the Gallery! And I’ll share final thoughts and thank yous and a few podcast recommendations I think you’ll really like (listed below). SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode Music “The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 - Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 864” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Kimiko Ishizaka. Courtesy of musopen.org “Hand in Space” by Quantum Jazz Artwork information Pieter de Hooch information “Pieter de Hooch, 1629-1684” by Peter C. Sutton (Archive.org) “Public and Private Life in the Art of Pieter de Hooch” by Martha Hollander (JSTOR) Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (NKJ) / Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art 51 (2000): 272–93. Women in Dutch life by Simon Schama (Bookshop.org) Gallery history “America’s National Gallery of Art” by Philip Kopper (Internet Archive) Jazz in the Garden “The Mill” by Rembrandt The Object Podcast--Minneapolis Institute of Art The Modern Art Notes Podcast Tyler Greene presents in-depth discussions with artists about their practice and curators about current shows for a fascinating look at today’s art world. Immaterial The Metropolitan of Art’s limited series podcast tells us surprising stories about the stuff art is made from.
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Beach at St. Malo by Maurice Prendergast
04/25/2025
Beach at St. Malo by Maurice Prendergast
When critics hinted Maurice Prendergast was getting a little repetitive as he approached 50, he could’ve hung up his brushes. After all, he’d been pretty successful. Instead, he headed back to where it all began--Paris--and came away reinvigorated with “a new impulse,” as he called it. Today’s episode takes us to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. We’ll find out how an idea that started with Congress just before the Depression led to an official modern art museum on the National Mall! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music by Robert Schumman Performed by Donald Betts. by Claude Debussy Performed by Edward Rosser Both courtesy of musopen.org by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Artwork information Prendergast info Maurice Prendergast. Wattenmaker, Richard J, and National Museum of American Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1994. Maurice Prendergast : By the Sea. Homann, Joachim. Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin college Museum of Art, 2013. “The Early Art Education of Maurice Prendergast.” Glavin, Ellen. Archives of American Art Journal 33, no. 1 (1993): 2–12. . (JSTOR) Hirshhorn info Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden : The Collection. Brunet, Briana Feston, and Romare Bearden. Edited by Stéphane Aquin, Anne Reeve, and Sandy Guttman. New York: DelMonico Books, 2022.
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Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir
03/22/2025
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir
So much better than Instagram! Pierre-Auguste Renoir invited 14 friends to lunch one summer--several lunches actually--and ended up creating this spectacular work of art. In today’s episode we find out about this happy group and that beautiful riverside restaurant they’re clearly enjoying. And I’ll tell you a pretty funny story about how Duncan Phillips was able to get this stunner for his new modern art museum, the Phillips Collection in Washington DC. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music “Parisian” by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License From Blue Dot Sessions: “Via Verre” “Symphony 40 In G Minor” “Etude 9 Stefan” Artwork information “The Eye of Duncan Phillips: A collection in the making” by Duncan Philips and David W. Scott. 1999. Edited by Erika D. Passantino. Washington, DC: Phillips Collection in association with Yale University New Haven. Sitters identified Holston papers William H. Holston papers, 1915-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Reel D-169 #1029-31 “Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Susan Vreeland Maison Fournaise Caillebotte episode
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Callers by Walter Ufer
02/21/2025
Callers by Walter Ufer
No bows and arrows, no hunting buffalo on horseback. Walter Ufer saw first-hand that Native Americans in the 1920s weren't the romanticized caricatures from the old Wild West shows. In today's episode we're looking at “Callers” and find out how a city boy from Chicago ended up in Taos, NM and broke all the rules when it came to depicting his friends and neighbors as real people trying to balance the modern world with tradition. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode Music “Free Guitar Riding Blues” and “Follow the Little Creek” by Loco Lobo. Courtesy of Free Music Archive “Clusticus the Mistaken” by Doctor Turtle. Courtesy of the artist Artist info Ufer letter Taos Artists Society “The Taos Society of Artists : Masters & Masterworks” by Amy Scott (Internet Archive)
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Encore-Woman Holding a Balance by Vermeer
01/11/2025
Encore-Woman Holding a Balance by Vermeer
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 “Essential Vermeer” website (extensive amount of info!) 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) RECOMMENDED READING “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting” by Adriaan Waiboer, et al. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, 2017. Exhibit brochure “Vermeer: Faith in Art” by Daniel Arasse
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Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi
12/14/2024
Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi
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 by John Sayles “Mass for 4 Voices,” composed by William Byrd, performed by Ensemble Morale. Courtesy of “Suite in F Major” composed by Michael Praetorius. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of Artwork information (JSTOR article, may need to log in through your library) Magi gifts Medici information Karen’s favorite illuminated manuscript “The Hours of Catherine of Cleves” Recommended Reading: “Fra Angelico” by Laurence Kanter and Pia Palladino. Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, 2005. Pgs 278-283. Explains Magi’s visitation. (Free PDF)
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On the Coast of New Jersey by William Trost Richards
11/22/2024
On the Coast of New Jersey by William Trost Richards
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 allegorical paintings. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode Music "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Database Of Problems, Rolodex Of Lies” by Doctor Turtle William Trost Richards information New York Times article on Richards “William Trost Richards: American Landscape & Marine Painter” by Linda S. Ferber (archive.org) “Niagara” by Frederic Edwin Church Episode on the Corcoran Gallery Episode on Thomas Cole
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Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl by James Whistler
11/01/2024
Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl by James Whistler
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 music “” Performed by Composed by Joseph Miroslav Weber, Performed by Courtesy of Artwork information James McNeill Whistler info Joanna Hiffernan Bio The Peacock Room
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Encore-Still Life with Peacock Pie by Pieter Claesz
10/19/2024
Encore-Still Life with Peacock Pie by Pieter Claesz
Oops. It’s 2026 and after all my hoopla about ending the show with the 100th episode last year I discovered there are actually only 99… Since it was driving me nuts (and because I don’t want to look like a big liar!) I created this encore episode and tucked it in before the last season. Think of it as my Easter egg to you! So please enjoy this repeat of “Still Life with Peacock Pie by Pieter Claesz” SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music “Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 'Autumn' - III Allegro” composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Performed by John Harrison. Courtesy of musopen.org Meadow Waltz” by Keys of Moon Music “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” performed by Kevin MacLeod Artwork information Artist information “Pieter Claesz : Master of Haarlem Still Life” by P. Biesboer, Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2004. History of still life “The Dutch Gamepiece” by Scott A. Sullivan Dutch cuisine “The Sensible Cook : Dutch Foodways in the Old and the New World” by Peter G. Rose. 1st ed. Syracuse, N.Y: Syracuse University Press, 1989.
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What's Ahead for A Long Look?
10/10/2024
What's Ahead for A Long Look?
“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 deadline is Nov. 15. I look forward to hearing from you and thanks so much! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars
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American Art Finale
07/20/2024
American Art Finale
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 “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 American Art Lunder Conservation Center National Portrait Gallery
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Floating Clouds by Hisako Hibi
06/22/2024
Floating Clouds by Hisako Hibi
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 All Stars EPISODE MUSIC “Timeless One” by Solas Composer “Eastern Thought” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Detention camp paintings Hisako Hibi info Exhibition info
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Extended Ep: Happy Anniversary, Impressionism!
05/18/2024
Extended Ep: Happy Anniversary, Impressionism!
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 ; EXHIBITIONS “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment” National Gallery of Art (Sept 8-Jan. 19) “Mary Cassatt at Work” Philadelphia Museum of Art (May 18-Sept. 8) “The Impressionist Revolution from Monet to Matisse” Dallas Museum of Art (thru Nov. 3) SUGGESTED READING “Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Susan Vreeland
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The South Ledges, Appledore by Childe Hassam
04/20/2024
The South Ledges, Appledore by Childe Hassam
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! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars EPISODE MUSIC “Berceuse, Op. 16” by Gabriel Fauré “String Quartet no. 12 in F major 'American', Op. 96 - I” composed by Anotnin Dvorak “Summertime” by Lesfm “Massenet Toccata” by Jules Massenet Childe Hassam info“Childe Hassam:American impressionist” by Ulrich W. Hiesinger The Ten info “Impressionism in America: The Ten American Painters” by Ulrich W. Hiesinger
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Man With the Cat by Cecilia Beaux
03/16/2024
Man With the Cat by Cecilia Beaux
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'” by Frédéric Chopin Courtesy of the European Archive and musopen.org “Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 17 'Scene on the Place de Notre-Dame'” by Frédéric Chopin Performed by Ivan Ilic. Courtesy of musopen.org “String Quartet no. 12 in F major 'American', Op. 96” by Antonín Dvořák. Courtesy of the European Archive and musopen.org Les Dernier Jours d’Enfance Cecilia bio “Cecilia Beaux: A Modern Painter in the Gilded Age” by Alice A. Carter. “Cecilia Beaux: American Figure Painter” by Sylvia Yount. Henry Sturgis Drinker
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Confrontation by Hughie Lee-Smith
02/17/2024
Confrontation by Hughie Lee-Smith
Putting ordinary people in odd, unsettling surroundings was the specialty of Hughie Lee-Smith. In today’s episode we look at his “Confrontation” from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. We’’ll find out how an encounter with Italian Surrealism and a forbidden childhood carnival forged a visual language he used to depict universal feelings of loneliness, separation, and alienation in post-war America. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music: “Passing Fields” by Quantum Jazz Courtesy of Free music Archive (CC BY-SA) “Ghost Carousel” by LAURENT BUCZEK Courtesy of Pixabay “Between Worlds” by Tobias Webster (CC-BY) "Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Artist information Biography Hughie Lee-Smith by Leslie King-Hammond and Aiden Faust. San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2010. Hughie Lee-Smith papers, c 1890-2007, bulk 1931-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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The Nativity by Petrus Christus
12/16/2023
The Nativity by Petrus Christus
Merry Christmas! For this year’s holiday episode we're looking at this kind of unusual Nativity scene jammed packed with the detail those Northern European Renaissance artists just loved! We’ll find out how the birth of Christ went from early spring to late December, the story of the arch, and the mystery of the missing gold platter! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening theme is "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and the closing music is “Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella” performed by John Sayles Episode music: “Away in a Manger” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” performed by John Sayles “Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Teller of the Tales” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License “Early Netherlandish Painting” “Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges” “Petrus Christus in Renaissance Bruges : An Interdisciplinary Approach” How Dec. 25 became Christmas
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Still Life with Peacock Pie by Pieter Claesz
11/18/2023
Still Life with Peacock Pie by Pieter Claesz
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we take a look at this sumptuous feast by one of the stars of still-life painting, Pieter Claesz. We'll find out three hints that tell us who might have owned this fabulous artwork and the amazing connection between the Dutch and one of your favorite ballpark treats! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music “Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 'Autumn' - III Allegro” composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Performed by John Harrison. Courtesy of musopen.org “Meadow Waltz” by Keys of Moon Music “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” performed by Kevin MacLeod Artwork information Artist information “Pieter Claesz : Master of Haarlem Still Life” by P. Biesboer, Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2004. History of still life “The Dutch Gamepiece” by Scott A. Sullivan Dutch cuisine “The Sensible Cook : Dutch Foodways in the Old and the New World” by Peter G. Rose. 1st ed. Syracuse, N.Y: Syracuse University Press, 1989.
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Childhood by Thomas Cole
10/21/2023
Childhood by Thomas Cole
In today’s episode we’re looking at “Childhood” by Thomas Cole. It’s the first of a series of enormous paintings he did called “The Voyage of Life.” We’ll find out how Cole used this series to push the boundaries of landscape painting from just pretty pictures to something much more meaningful. And we’ll learn why the Gallery’s version isn’t the original! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars Episode music: “Scenes from Childhood,” Op. 15, Robert Schumman “His Last Share of the Stars” by Doctor Turtle Thomas Cole information Thomas Cole National Historic Site
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Changes in the Air!
10/14/2023
Changes in the Air!
Autumn is a season of change, so it seemed like the perfect time to announce a few changes happening with the show! First, I've got new music! The current theme did the job when I started way back in 2017, but it’s time for a refresh so I went with a couple tunes that are welcoming and relaxed, but a little funky. I hope you like it! I'm also moving to a monthly release schedule. These changes will start with the next episode, which drops soon. Listen below for more details! I hope you enjoy the new sound and if you do, it would mean so much if you spread the word! Personal recommendations are one of the top ways people discover podcasts. Just send folks here or tell them to search for “A Long Look” wherever they get their podcasts. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars
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Two Women Drinking Coffee by Edouard Vuillard
08/27/2023
Two Women Drinking Coffee by Edouard Vuillard
This work by Edouard Vuillard reminds me of the old Magic Eye images that ran in the Sunday comics back in the ’90s. You’d be presented with a dense, colorful pattern and have to figure out what the hidden image was. I could never do it. In today’s episode we’ll find out how he and a group of young artists called the Nabis threw out the rules of traditional painting to create something more personal that made the viewer have to do some of the work of figuring out what’s going on. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas “Ascension” and “Easy” Episode theme is “Gnossienne” composed by Erik Satie. Performed by . Courtesy of musopen.org Vuillard self-portrait Vuillard info “Bonnard to Vuillard: Intimate Poetry: The Nabi Collection of Vicki and Roger Sant” by Elsa Smithgall, et al. New York, New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2019. “Vuillard, the Inexhaustible Glance : Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels.” Salomon, Antoine., Guy. Cogeval, and Mathias. Chivot. Vol. 1, Milano: Skira, 2003. Nabis info Negative space trick
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Ceres (Summer) by Antoine Watteau
07/20/2023
Ceres (Summer) by Antoine Watteau
Today's episode takes us back to the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, whose court was every bit as frothy as the clouds the harvest goddess Ceres is lounging on. We find out crabs are sometimes lobsters and how a penniless young man from the outskirts of Paris named Antoine Watteau ended up scoring a big commission from one of the most powerful men in the court. And why this painting is now so rare! If you want to follow along, SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” and “Easy” Episode theme is “Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216” composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by the NOVA Community Chorus, courtesy of musopen.org Artwork information Watteau info Cancer crab info
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St. Francis at the Frick Collection
06/03/2023
St. Francis at the Frick Collection
Meet St. Francis, who’s in the middle of receiving a…um…complicated divine visitation. This wealthy young party lover and man about town gave it all up to live a more meaningful life and lead others to embrace self-sacrifice, love nature, and encourage peace. In today’s episode we find out how his spiritual devotion led to this rather mixed blessing and why he’s one of the most popular saints. If you want to follow along, you can find it at here . Photo of St. Francis in gallery SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” and “Easy” Episode music: “Byrd O Magnum Mysterium” by William Byrd. Performed by “Ale and Anecdotes” by Darren Curtis | Music promoted on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) Artwork information St. Francis info In a New Light : Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert.” Rutherglen, Susannah et al. New York: The Frick Collection in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2014. “Cocktails with A Curator” St. Francis in the Desert “Canticle of the Creatures” Meaning of stigmata
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River Landscape by Annibale Carracci
05/06/2023
River Landscape by Annibale Carracci
In today’s episode, we get to picture ourselves in a dreamy landscape on a sunny afternoon courtesy of Annibale Carracci and the National Gallery of Art in DC. Annibale was a painter in Bologna, Italy from the 1580s to early 1600s and one of his big innovations was making landscapes like this a thing in Italian art. We’ll also find out how Annibale is connected to celebrity artist Lavinia Fontana and what happened to the poor guy when he took on a project with the client from hell! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” and “Easy” Episode music: “Classical Piano and Cello” by Danielyan Ashot Makichevich. “The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 - Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Kimiko Ishizaka. Carracci information “The Lives of Annibale & Agostino Carracci,” by Giovanni Pietro Bellori. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1968. "Annibale Carracci Artist Overview and Analysis". [Internet]. 2023. TheArtStory.org Content compiled and written by Libby Festorazzi Edited and revised, with Summary and Accomplishments added by Antony Todd Available from: First published on 27 Mar 2020. Updated and modified regularly [Accessed 04 May 2023]
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Portrait of a Noblewoman by Lavinia Fontana
03/25/2023
Portrait of a Noblewoman by Lavinia Fontana
In honor of Women’s History Month, we find out about trailblazer Lavinia Fontana, a celebrity artist in Renaissance Italy. Her portraits were all the rage among the nobility of Bologna and with the help of a supportive (and broad-minded) husband/business manager, she became the first professional woman artist. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” and “Easy” Episode music: “Rondeau” and “My Mistress is as Fine as Faire ” performed by John Sayles “Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - 13 - Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka. Self-portrait Lavinia Fontana information National Museum for Women in the Arts Lavinia Fontana: Pioneering Painter of the 16th Century (Getty) Lavinia Fontana of Bologna, 1552-1614 Catalog for exhibition of the same name, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1998 Comments or questions are welcome at
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Vittore Carpaccio: So Many Mysteries
01/29/2023
Vittore Carpaccio: So Many Mysteries
Our final episode in our long look at Vittore Carpaccio examines the mysteries raised by a reunited panel painting and how a good cleaning can make all the difference. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas Episode music is “La Verde Primavera,” “My Lady Carey’s Dompe,” and “Salterello” performed by John Sayles Exhibition catalogue “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice,” Peter Humphrey, Yale University Press, 2022. Fishing and Fowling on the Lagoon & Letter Rack (Getty Museum) Two Women on a Balcony (Museo Correr/Google Arts and Culture) New interpretation of reunited panels “Carpaccio's 'Hunting on the Lagoon': A New Perspective” (JSTOR, check your local library for access) Fishing scene theories Journal of Art and Society “Carpaccio’s Double Enigma: Hunting on the Lagoon and the Two Venetian Ladies”
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Vittore Carpaccio: Virgin Reading
01/06/2023
Vittore Carpaccio: Virgin Reading
Our next stop is Carpaccio’s “Virgin Reading.” We discover a hidden Jesus, a still-unsolved art mystery, and how Carpaccio broke the rules in his unusual depiction of the Virgin Mary. Check out the episode at to see the images mentioned. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas Episode music is “Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988 - Variation 12. Canon on the fourth.” Performed by . Courtesy of . Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century by Boskovits, Miklós., and David Alan Brown. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2003. Exhibition information Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022. X-radiography Giorgione episode
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Vittore Carpaccio: St. Augustine in His Study
12/16/2022
Vittore Carpaccio: St. Augustine in His Study
Next up in our tour of Vittore Carpaccio is “Saint Augustine in His Study.” Carpaccio was a specialist in creating series of huge paintings designed to hang in sequence to tell the story of a saint or other Biblical story and “St. Augustine” is one of these. We’ll find out how an unexpected visitor told the saint to get over himself, how Carpaccio created an immersive media experience in a Venetian meetinghouse, and how a dog beat out a weasel for a role in this scene. SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas Episode music is “Sheep May Safely Graze - BWV 208” and “Lone Harvest” by Kevin MacLeod . Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Exhibition information Artwork information Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022. St. Augustine bio Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni tour (starts at 4:55) Words of Jerome to Augustine (Requires JSTOR login) Roberts, Helen I. “St. Augustine in ‘St. Jerome’s Study’: Carpaccio’s Painting and Its Legendary Source.” The Art Bulletin 41, no. 4 (1959): pg 292. .
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Vittore Carpaccio: Lion of St. Mark
12/03/2022
Vittore Carpaccio: Lion of St. Mark
We kick off Season 7’s spotlight on Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio with his majestic, “Lion of St. Mark.” This enormous painting announces Venice’s return to power after a run-in with the League of Cambrai. We’ll find out how a winged lion became the symbol of Venice, what happens when a couple of tourists get carried away, and how a pope changing his mind led to Venice’s resurgence. SHOW NOTES “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice” is on view Nov. 20, 2022–Feb. 12, 2023. Find out more at “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas Episode theme is “Goudimel Hodie nobis caelorum rex” composed by Claude Goudimel. Performed by . Courtesy of musopen.org Artwork information Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022. Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd ©2009, Anchor Books.
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Vittore Carpaccio: Renaissance Storyteller
11/28/2022
Vittore Carpaccio: Renaissance Storyteller
Meet Vittore Carpaccio, a famous Renaissance artist you might never have heard of. He's the star of the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition, “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice” which introduces this Venetian favorite to us for the first time! In Season 7, we’ll look at stories of lions, saints, puppies, and a reunited painting, and hidden Jesus! SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Gabrieli Canzon per sonar primi toni a 8, Ch. 170.” Performed by
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