When Berthe Morisot and her sister Edma wanted to learn how to paint, their parents willingly obliged. After all, that was part of an upper-class… Read More »The Mother and Sister of the Artist by Berthe Morisot
When Jasper Cropsey painted Autumn – On the Hudson River, he set out to create a breathtaking vista to promote the idea of American grandeur… Read More »Autumn – On the Hudson River by Jasper Cropsey
Rene Magritte is one of the best known Surrealist painters and loved turning expectations on their heads. Which could explain A LOT about some of… Read More »La Condition Humaine by René Magritte
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
I realized I’ve been talking a lot lately about pure and pious saints. So, it’s time to lighten up by hanging out with people who… Read More »The Dancing Couple by Jan Steen
Breezing Up was a huge hit when Homer exhibited it during the American centennial, 1876. Viewers loved the optimism he conveyed in this scene of… Read More »Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) by Winslow Homer
Who is this young person kneeling before a crowd of one-percenters? Meet Joan of Arc, one very tough teen. She’s here to convince the exiled… Read More »Her Appeal to the Dauphin by Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel
Slaying dragons and rescuing damsels–all in a day’s work for St. George of Cappadocia. We get his story from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de… Read More »Saint George and the Dragon by Sodoma
We’ve reached the end of Season 3! Thanks to all you returning listeners and welcome to our new audience members. If you’ve been enjoying the… Read More »End of Season 3
This dramatic scene was painted by Paolo Veronese during the Counter-Reformation. The Church, reeling from years of corruption and the rise of Protestantism, relied on… Read More »The Martyrdom and Last Communion of St. Lucy by Veronese
