What Is a Painting?

Mar 18 2024 9

What Is a Painting? Podcast artwork

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

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Episode 17 - A Changing Landscape

Mar 18 2024 28 mins

How did Early Netherlandish painters use different materials to create different kinds of landscapes, and how have those paintings changed over time?

Episode 16 - Translucent Color

Jan 14 2024 31 mins

How does the use of different media affect the look of paint?

Episode 15 - An Elaborated Sketch

Dec 04 2023 28 mins

How were the underdrawings of Early Netherlandish paintings made and how can we see them?

Episode 14 - More Memories of the Forest

Nov 01 2023 31 mins

Why are the oak panels of Early Netherlandish paintings good supports, and what can they tell us?

Episode 13 - A Dark Mirror

Oct 03 2023 31 mins

How do Early Netherlandish paintings differ from Early Italian paintings - in how they look, what they mean, and what they are?

Episode 12 - A Survivor of the Flood, Part 2

Aug 02 2023 35 mins

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

Jul 06 2023 25 mins

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 mins

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

Apr 05 2023 29 mins

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

Episode 8 - Egg and Bright Earth

Feb 20 2023 29 mins

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?