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The Sculptor's Funeral

by Jason Arkles
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  • Episode 96 - Vincenzo Gemito

    May 17, 2026 · 49 min

    Vincenzo Gemito's charming sculpture of a Neapolitan Fisherboy is one of the highlights of the Bargello National Sculpture Museum here in Florence - but who was Gemito? Another 19th century French-trained Romantic sculptor cashing in on…

  • Episode 95 - François and Me

    March 27, 2026 · 37 min

    Jason's historical novel about François Rude is finally out! But what lies behind his obsession for this little-known French sculptor from the 19th century? The answers might surprise you; Jason devotes this episode to the history of his…

  • Episode 94 - The Renaissance in Clay

    February 17, 2026 · 46 min

    Today we explore the work of the Renaissance masters Niccolo dell'Arca, Guido Mazzoni, and Antonio Begarelli. Never heard of them? You're not alone. Although their work deserves to be ranked alongside their contemporaries Donatello and…

  • Episode 92 - There's Something About Vinnie

    December 21, 2024 · 47 min

    Lavinia Ream (but call her Vinnie!) was, despite the odds, a sculptor. Born into a working class family and growing up in a nation at war, in a time and place which scarcely imagined the existence of 'lady-sculptors', she catapulted…

  • Episode 91 - Michelangelo's Pietàs

    October 22, 2024 · 42 min

    The Sculptor's Funeral Podcast is back with a look into a group of Michelangelo's sculptures collectively known as the Pietàs. Your affable host Jason answrs your burning questions about these mother-son groupings: Why is Mary so big? Is…

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  • Episode 89 - Anna Hyatt Huntington and Brookgreen Garden

    July 23, 2022 · 52 min

    Huntington was a prolific American sculptor in the early 20th century, but her greatest legacy may be the extensive and unique sculpture park she built, the first of its kind in the United States. Listen here to learn about the past and…

  • Episode 06 - Michelangelo, man and Myth

    November 9, 2014 · 57 min

    The Divine Michelangelo - The man could do no wrong. ...At least, according to Michelangelo. One of his lasting legacies, apart from his art, is the mythology about his life and work that he himself perpetuated through the commissioning of…

  • Episode 05 - Canons of proportion

    November 2, 2014 · 53 min

    The history of canons of proportions and their use by sculptors is discussed in this week's episode. From the Egyptians up to the present day, artists have sought the key to caputring an ideal, or a norm, in human form. As it happens…

  • Episode 04 - Alberti and De Statua

    October 26, 2014 · 60 min

    If you sculpt, you probably have a small library of how-to sculpture manuals. Sculptors writing about sculpture goes way back - but how far back? In this episode, Host Jason Arkles discusses the f sculpture manual that was written during…

  • Episode 03 - What is Clay?

    October 19, 2014 · 1 hr 1 min

    Have you heard the old studio saying that clay gets better the more you use it? how and why does that work? In this shop talk eposide, Jason discusses more than you ever wanted to know about clay - its composition, its properties, and how…

  • Ep.02 - Donatello, an Introduction

    October 12, 2014 · 55 min

    In this episode, The life and work of Donatello are discussed, in relation to his influence for all European sculpture which followed. Host Jason Arkles makes a case for Donatello as being the single most influential sculptor in the last…

  • Episode 01 - Introduction, and The End

    October 5, 2014 · 55 min

    Jason introduces himself, explains what this podcast is all about, and why he calls it The Sculptor's Funeral; and then, discusses the near-death experience of figurative sculpture during the 20th century.

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About the show

The Sculptor's Funeral is the only podcast dedicated to figurative sculptors living and working today. Art history, tech talk, news, and interviews for those working in the Western European tradition of figurative sculpture, along with a social media forum and listener mail/questions/comments make this podcast required listening for any sculptor who knows the Fine Arts aren't dead, they just smell a little funny.