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The Marchesa: Author Sarah Dunant on Writing Isabella d'Este
October 12, 2026 · 34 minAuthor and historian Sarah Dunant joined me for a riveting conversation about her new book treating the life of Isabella d'Este, The Marchesa. A master of the historical fiction genre, Sarah walks us through her creative process from the…
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Ep. 80: Il Sodoma's Scenes of Alexander the Great
September 21, 2026 · 28 minAmong the many artists employed by Agostino Chigi, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, better known as Il Sodoma, painted a remarkable fresco cycle of Alexander the Great in Rome's Villa Farnesina. At the center of the discussion is a question: what…
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Ep. 79: Raphael and the Villa Farnesina
September 7, 2026 · 26 minAt the height of his career in Rome, Raphael was commissioned by the wealthy banker Agostino Chigi to join a large workforce of artists decorating his villa on the outskirts of central Rome, known today as the Villa Farnesina. The…
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Ep. 78: Raphael's Stanza della Segnatura
August 24, 2026 · 31 minIn this episode, we explore Raphael’s extraordinary decoration of the Vatican’s Stanza della Segnatura, one of the defining achievements of the High Renaissance. At the center is the famous School of Athens, but the true masterpiece is the…
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Ep. 77: Michelangelo's Last Judgement
August 10, 2026 · 28 minIn 1534, Michelangelo was called back to Rome to complete his final work inside the Sistine Chapel for the altar wall, his Last Judgement. In the decades between his painting of the ceiling and his return, Rome was subject to two major…
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Ep. 76: Michelangelo and the Sistine Ceiling
July 27, 2026 · 27 minMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the defining masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, but its creation was equally defined by friction as much as genius. This episode follows Michelangelo's turbulent relationship with Pope…
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Ep. 75: Pope Sixtus IV and the Sistine Chapel
July 13, 2026 · 27 minBefore the era of the High Renaissance, Pope Sixtus IV commissioned one of the most ambitious artistic projects of the Roman Quattrocento, the Sistine Chapel. In this episode, we explore the chapel's original decoration and the remarkable…
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Ep. 74: Renaissance Rome - The Bessarion Chapel
June 29, 2026 · 28 minBefore the triumphs of Michelangelo and Raphael transformed Rome during the High Renaissance, the foundations of the Roman Humanism were laid by remarkable scholars, patrons, and artists whose stories are often overlooked. In this episode…
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Ep. 73: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael in Florence
June 15, 2026 · 27 minRaphael’s years in Florence (c. 1504–1508) placed him at the center of one of the most extraordinary moments in Renaissance art, where he encountered both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo at the height of their powers. Under the Soderini…
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Ep. 72: The Book of the Courtier
June 1, 2026 · 26 minThis episode explores the courtly culture of Renaissance Urbino through Baldassare Castiglione’s landmark Book of the Courtier (1528), one of the most influential literary works of the Renaissance. After considering Giovanni Santi’s…
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Ep. 71: Federico da Montefeltro and Urbino feat. Prof. Linda Reynolds
May 18, 2026 · 36 minArt Historian Linda Reynolds joins me to discuss the history of the court of Duke Federico da Montefeltro. Ruling over Urbino, the Montefeltro court was among the most important centers in Renaissance Italy. Professor Reynolds first…
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Ep. 70: Perugino and Raphael - The Marriage of the Virgin
May 4, 2026 · 22 minThis episode examines how artistic influence and innovation intersect in the work of Perugino and Raphael, using their two Marriage of the Virgin paintings as a lens. It explores the defining qualities of Perugino’s calm, orderly style…
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The Italian Renaissance Podcast takes you on an exciting journey into fifteenth and sixteenth century Italy, stepping beyond the bounds of general overviews of historical themes of the Renaissance, and diving deeply into interpreting how we understand the period today. Each episode provides an analysis of cultural giants, stories of drama and violence, masterworks of literature, but most importantly, the art. These discussions are curated for not only the adept history lover, but also the general audience, as an engaging and digestible source of information for those interested in enhancing their own understanding of Western history. Follow us on Instagram for images and updates: @italian_renaissance_podcast