Liz Provost is the host and creator of this podcast.
EP18. Arms and Armour with Jeremy Reeves: Rethinking Firearms in Early Modern Europe
Move beyond the battlefield and explore Renaissance firearms as crafted objects shaped by craft, technology, status, diplomacy, and elite culture.
EP17. Invisible Hands: Who Really Made Early Modern Bronze Sculpture?
Discover how sculptures in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica were made and the drama that unfolded in the metal foundries.
EP16. Carving Out History: Rediscovering Emma Stebbins with Karli Wurzelbacher
Get to know the first woman to receive a public art commission in New York City.
EP15. Rococo: Frivolous or Fabulous?
Loose yourself in the intimacy, pleasure, and politics of the Rococo.
EP14. Archaeology, Museums, and Memory in Sardinia
Uncover the dramatic, multi-layered history of the establishment of archeological museums in Sardinia, Italy.
EP13. What Art Can Tell Us About Love: A Conversation with Nick Trend
Explore how love—ecstatic, enduring, obsessive, and even uncomfortable—has been expressed by artists across centuries.
EP12. Living Sculpture: Touch, Devotion, and the Senses in Renaissance Italy
Enter the emotional world of Renaissance devotional sculpture through touch.
EP11. Missing Art: The Hunt for Stolen Treasures
Have you ever wondered what happens when masterpieces vanish?
EP10. Curating Across Cultures: Craft, Exchange, and Exhibition-Making
Learn about exciting research ventures that bridge craft history, East Asian art, and global material culture.
EP9. Crafting Flesh: Collaboration in Italian Multimedia Sculpture, 1300-1700
Get to know three incredible Renaissance objects from a digital exhibtion.
EP8. Unseen Memories: Art, Heritage, and Healing with Nerine Cavadias
Hear from an artist who’s work is shaped by the unique intersection of memory and aphantasia—a rare inability to visualize images.
EP7. Art Through the Lens of Science: A Conversation on Technical Art History with Dr. Ron Spronk
Uncover the hideen layers of famous works in this conversation about technical art history.
EP6. Mastering Art: Conservation, Research, and Global Discoveries
Get a glimpse into the fascinating worlds of private and museum conservation, as well as primary research at the Venice Biennale.
EP5. Master or Maestro? Unpacking Rembrandt’s Studio Secrets
Explore the myth of the "artist genius" through the life and work of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669).
EP4. The Crucifixion: From the Roman Empire to the fourth dimension
Transcend space and time and hear about the roots of crucifixion imagery, from ancient Rome to the 20th century.
EP3. Carrie Mae Weems and the Kitchen Table Series
Get to know the life and work of American artist Carrie Mae Weems (b.1953).
EP2. How Do we Experience Art? A Conversation with Dr. Dawn Cunningham
Learn how to look at and interpret art critically.
EP1. Sargy Mann: Art Beyond Sight
Explore the extraordinary life and art of Sargy Mann (1937–2015), a British painter of landscapes and portraits who continued to paint after losing his sight.