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A group of people and angels look down at a baby lying on the floor of an open-sided wooden structure.

The Nativity by Petrus Christus

December 16, 2023April 19, 2024

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… Read More »The Nativity by Petrus Christus

A young woman seen from the waist up is wrapped in a blue mantle and holds a white flower in one hand. A male infant sits upright in the curve of her opposite arm and reaches forward to touch the flower.

Madonna and Child by Giotto

December 12, 2021December 16, 2021

We’re going old school in this Christmas episode as we look at Madonna and Child by Giotto di Bondone, a guy who got so famous… Read More »Madonna and Child by Giotto

A composite image showing vertical slices from three paintings.

The Christmas Episode

December 20, 2020January 9, 2024

I wasn’t sure I wanted to celebrate Christmas after this dumpster fire of a year. But we’re starting to have some good news, so I’ve… Read More »The Christmas Episode

Image of Annunciation painting being described

The Annunciation by Masolino da Panicale

December 20, 2019January 9, 2024

It’s Christmas and that means it’s time to look at another of the Gallery’s gorgeous Annunciation paintings. The elaborate inlay work decorating almost every square… Read More »The Annunciation by Masolino da Panicale

End of Season 2

December 19, 2018February 16, 2021

We’ve reached the end of Season 2! Thanks to everyone who came back and all the new listeners and subscribers who joined us. I appreciate… Read More »End of Season 2