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What Is a Painting?
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About the show
What do you see when you look at a painting? You see the subject and the style of the work but also the materials and technologies used to create it and the traces of everything that has happened to it. Professional paintings conservator Jean Dommermuth considers how all of those factors contribute to what a painting is. You don’t need to know anything about art history to enjoy this podcast, but no matter what, you’ll never look at a painting the same way again. You can find images and related materials at jeandommermuth.com/podcast
Latest episodes
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Episode 12 - A Survivor of the Flood, Part 2
August 2, 2023 · 35 minWhat's the story of the Cimabue Crucifix at Santa Croce, Florence? From 1966 until now.
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Episode 11 - A Survivor of the Flood, Part 1
July 6, 2023 · 25 minWhat's the story of the Cimabue Crucifix at Santa Croce, Florence? From the thirteenth century until 1966.
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Episode 10 - New Again
May 23, 2023 · 30 minHow do modern and contemporary paintings reflect some of the physical aspects of Early Italian paintings? Some thoughts about engaged frames and the use of gold leaf.
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Episode 9 - An Imitation of Luxury
April 5, 2023 · 29 minHow did Early Italian painters combine gold and paint to imitate luxury textiles?
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Episode 8 - Egg and Bright Earth
February 20, 2023 · 30 minWhat are the components of the paint used by Early Italian painters, how did they use it, and how has it changed over the centuries?
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Episode 7 - Half-Solidified Sunlight
January 23, 2023 · 30 minHow were the gold backgrounds of Early Italian paintings created, and how have they changed over time?
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Episode 6 - Sinew and Stone
December 27, 2022 · 28 minEpisode 6 - How did painters turn natural materials from animal and mineral sources into the perfect preparation for their panel paintings? A look at Early Italian gesso grounds.
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Episode 5 - Memories of the Forest
November 20, 2022 · 25 minHow does a tree become a support for a painting, and how does the memory of its life in the forest affect that support? A look at Early Italian panels.