The Renaissance

Part 2: The Bonfire of the vanities

Savonarola Part 2: The Bonfire of the Vanities In Part 2, we step into a Florence where art, faith, and power collide.At the height of the Renaissance—when Botticelli was painting mythological beauties an...

One of my favorite episodes from the podcast. The story of Savonarola is one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in Renaissance Florence.

Savonarola Part 1: The Mad Monk of Florence Before the bonfires. Before Florence burned its books, paintings, and luxuries. Before Savonarola became a symbol of religious extremism—there was a young ma...

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Let’s try this one again. The artist who kicked off my desire to start a podcast. Still one of my favorites. Brunelleschi.

Episode 5 Brunelleschi and Ghiberti: The Sacrifice of Isaac In this episode, we will explore the work of two great Renaissance pioneers, Brunelleschi and Ghiberti. It is a rivalry that would be the spark that ignited ...

ANNOUNCEMENT: The podcast is now available on YouTube. The link to my channel is on my bio, please go and subscribe for all the latest updates.

Now that is out of the way, let me explain in a little more detail. I am currently adding episodes of the podcast to my YouTube channel’s podcast playlist. Currently I have uploaded 7 episodes but will continue until all 32 are available. I have left them unaltered as snapshot in time. So even though there are things I would love to fix I have left the mistakes. I am not George Lucas.

I am done with the podcast, in its current format, at least. But I did want to thank all those who have supported and listened over the years. It was always a treat to get an email long after the last episode published. Thank you.

I am moving forward on a new project, however. On my YouTube channel, I will be posting short videos on art technique, oil painting, plein air, and yes art history. It will be a broader look at art and art history. I hope you will subscribe and follow me on YouTube. You may listen and download your favorite classics episodes of the Renaissance podcast as well as new videos on art techniques and art history. Thank you all for your support over the last decade.

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