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What Is a Painting?

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Latest episodes

  • Episode 12 - A Survivor of the Flood, Part 2

    August 2, 2023 · 35 min

    What's the story of the Cimabue Crucifix at Santa Croce, Florence?  From 1966 until now.

  • Episode 11 - A Survivor of the Flood, Part 1

    July 6, 2023 · 25 min

    What's the story of the Cimabue Crucifix at Santa Croce, Florence?  From the thirteenth century until 1966.

  • Episode 10 - New Again

    May 23, 2023 · 30 min

    How 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.

  • Episode 9 - An Imitation of Luxury

    April 5, 2023 · 29 min

    How did Early Italian painters combine gold and paint to imitate luxury textiles?

  • Episode 8 - Egg and Bright Earth

    February 20, 2023 · 30 min

    What 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 min

    How were the gold backgrounds of Early Italian paintings created, and how have they changed over time?

  • Episode 6 - Sinew and Stone

    December 27, 2022 · 28 min

    Episode 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.

  • Episode 5 - Memories of the Forest

    November 20, 2022 · 25 min

    How 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.

  • Episode 4 - A Vision of Eternity

    October 22, 2022 · 26 min

    How did European painters and patrons before about 1400  understand what paintings were and how did that affect how they were made? A look at Early Italian images of the Madonna and Child.

  • Episode 3 - A Surface with Paint on It

    September 30, 2022 · 28 min

    How have modern painters explored what a painting can be?  A look at the work of Frank Stella.

  • Episode 2 - A Mystery Novel

    September 29, 2022 · 32 min

    What clues about a painting's materials and history can you find just by looking? A look at Botticelli's Birth of Venus in the Uffizi Galleries, Florence.

  • Episode 1 - A Three Dimensional Object

    September 25, 2022 · 26 min

    What is the physical structure of a painting, and how does that relate to how a painting looks in person? A look at Rembrandt's Aristotle Looking at a Bust of Homer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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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