Stuff about Things: An Art History Podcast

• Episode 45: The Gardner Heist, Part II

  **busts through wall** SHE’S BACK WITH A HALLOWEEN TREAT! That is, if you’re into 3.5-hour podcast episodes about stolen art. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, mostly because it never ends. This episode covers all 13 works stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in March 1990. Come for rarely shared information about 13 fascinating works of art and glace plombier, stay in spite of the amateur audio editing and frequent use of “Of the 13 works stolen from the Gardner Museum…” to open individual sections. What can I say? When you write and record separate sections over the course of 3 months, things happen. Do let me know if you notice any (major) audio issues by emailing [email protected]. Remember: I am an art historian doing my best. Opening Narrative 3:40 Vermeer’s The Concert - 16:40 Rembrandt van Rijn, All Works - 46:30 Govaert Flinck, Landscape with an Obelisk - 1:29:15 Chez Tortoni - 1:52:00 Degas Drawings: 2:19:00 Eagle Finial - 2:51:00 Bronze Ku - 3:15:00 Conclusion - 3:37:00 Music credits: Kevin MacLeod - Brandenburg Concerto 4 Success Dreams (Hook Sounds) Kevin MacLeod - Unseen Presence Kevin MacLeod - Lone Harvest Kevin MacLeod - Virtutes Instrumenti Kevin MacLeod - Blue Feather Kevin MacLeod - Touching Moments Kevin MacLeod - Nervous Piano Kevin MacLeod - Shadowlands Kevin MacLeod - Ghostpocalypse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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• Episode 44: The Gardner Heist, Part I

  **PART II is still coming! It'll be worth the wait. Should be up by late September-ish** IT’S HAPPENING. That’s right. I’m (finally) doing it. You asked, and I have answered. Put on your cop costumes, stick on that wax mustache, and buzz that buzzer. We’ve got some heistin’ to do. Except not, because we care about art and museums and, y’know, the law. Please join me for my longest episode ever. Come for the heist, stay in spite of at least three Bobbys. And don’t forget to buy me a couple of “coffees” at coff.ee/stuffaboutthingspodcast. Just think of my parched throat! Time Stamps: Opening narrative - 3:50 The Heist - 10:00 The Aftermath - 23:10 The Investigation - 28:50 The Suspects - 55:00 Conclusion - 2:15:50

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• Minisode 8: The Portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein

  Anne of Cleves or Anne of Catfish? This minisode pays homage to Anne of Cleves, wifey #4 to King Henry VIII—namely the portrait of her by Hans Holbein the Younger. Was Anne really the most unattractive of Henry’s wives? Did Holbein really pull one over on his murdery boss by engaging in too much Renaissance face-tuning? How many people died as a result? Come for the thumb ring, stay in spite of Henry VIII's weird definition of "sister." Minisode features the gorgeous song "Sheltered Swan" by Sascha Ende.

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• Episode 43: The Execution of Lady Jane Grey

  THE QUEEN IS DEAD! LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! This episode is a deep dive into one of the few oil paintings that can claim TikTok fame: the Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche, which has been a beloved fixture of the National Gallery in London for decades. Come for the so-called Nine Days’ Queen, stay in spite of the 15-minute tangent about the Third Act of Succession.

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• Episode 42: The San Jose Galleon

  This episode is a deep dive into the so-called “Holy Grail of Shipwrecks”: the San Jose Galleon. Come for the Dutch gin bottles and hypothetical emeralds, stay in spite of the monster demon fish (dolphins) and my meltdown over dodgy research methodologies. Episode features track "Enigmatic and Alluring" by Universfield, sourced from Freesound.

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