Painting of the Week Podcast

Jun 27 2024 34
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Film Director Phil Grabsky and art-lover Laura Bentham meet each week to talk about paintings that inspire or excite them. Listen to their ‘Painting of the Week’ and explore some of the world’s most amazing art. For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast

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Season 4, Ep.10: Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent Van Gogh

Jun 27 2024 36 mins  
This week, Phil and Laura look at Vincent’s other ‘Starry Night’, painted just down the road from his famous yellow house in Arles, and explore the themes of love, madness and beauty that have followed this beloved and troubled artist over the centuries... Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.9: Augustus of Prima Porta Statue - Vatican Museums

Jun 19 2024 38 mins  
Talk about good PR! This masterpiece by an unknown Greek artist depicts the first official emperor of Rome, Augustus, demonstrating his firm grasp of the importance of a carefully crafted public image in 20AD...Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.8: Colliers Unloading on Hove Beach by John Constable

Jun 13 2024 27 mins  
This week, Phil’s takes leading BBC radio presenter Danny Pike for a trip to the Brighton Pavilion to examine local legend John Constable’s stunning work depicting the seafront a stone’s throw from our office… Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.7: Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Jun 04 2024 34 mins  
This week, Phil and Laura discuss what has been repeatedly named one of the greatest paintings in history, the monumental ‘Las Meninas’ or ‘The Maids’ by the legendary Diego Velázquez...Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.6: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas

May 30 2024 28 mins  
This week, co-directors of My National Gallery, London Ali Ray and Phil Grabsky discuss Ali’s favourite work in this world-renowned gallery, and just why it stuck out to her amongst this enormous collection of masterpieces... Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.5: Rain, Steam, and Speed by JMW Turner

May 20 2024 30 mins  
In this episode, Phil and Laura discuss the wonderfully dynamic Turner work which Michael Palin called his “science fiction painting” in My National Gallery, London... Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.4: The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci

May 20 2024 29 mins  
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Season 4, Ep.3: The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger

May 02 2024 34 mins  
This week's topic of discussion is Holbein’s masterpiece from one of the most important years in British history – 1533. This was the year that Henry VIII broke from the Catholic church, married Anne Boleyn and had a daughter who would become one of England’s most popular monarchs, Elizabeth I... Support the Show.

Season 4, Ep.2: The AIDS Memorial Quilt with Yvonne Gilleece

Apr 17 2024 30 mins  
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Season 4, Ep.1: Madame X by John Singer Sargent

Apr 11 2024 29 mins  
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