Month: May 2020

The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew by Duccio di Buoninsegna

An image of the painting being described

This colorful panel painting depicts an episode early in Jesus’s career–the moment he called Peter and his brother Andrew to join his ministry. It was part of an enormous altarpiece for the cathedral of Siena.

We’ll find out what prompted the cathedral powers to hire Duccio, Siena’s top artist and how innovative he was in depicting stories of Mary and Jesus’s lives. And we meet a few friendly fish!

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“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

Episode theme is “Canzona ‘La Foresta’ (For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones – Rondeau)” composed by Giovanni Cavaccio. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of musopen.org

https://musopen.org/music/33104-canzona-la-foresta/

https://musopen.org/music/performer/michel-rondeau/

Artwork information
Miklós Boskovits (1935–2011), “Duccio di Buoninsegna/The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew/1308-1311,” Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/282 (accessed May 17, 2020).

Maestà information
https://smarthistory.org/duccio-maesta/

https://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/museum/

Duccio information
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Duccio

Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com

River Landscape with Ferry by Salomon van Ruysdael

An image of the painting being described
Ruysdael, Salomon van (Dutch, c. 1602 – 1670), River Landscape with Ferry, 1649, oil on canvas, Patrons’ Permanent Fund and The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund. This acquisition was made possible through the generosity of the family of Jacques Goudstikker, in his memory. 2007.116.1

Salomon van Ruysdael absolutely nails the feeling of optimism, enjoyment, maybe even relief, as his fellow Dutch citizens ferry across a river on a soft spring evening. They’re setting out to explore their hard-won, brand new Dutch Republic. You might remember from a previous episode about their war for independence against Spain, they spent 80 years fighting for this moment.

We’ll find out the ferry might have meant more than just transportation to these folks and how it came to the Gallery after a long restitution battle.

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SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)

“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo

Episode theme is “The Four Seasons, Op. 8” composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Performed by the Modena Chamber Orchestra
https://musopen.org/music/performer/the-modena-chamber-orchestra/composer/antonio-vivaldi/

Artwork information
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Salomon van Ruysdael/River Landscape with Ferry/1649,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/139458 (accessed May 03, 2020).

Salomon van Ruysdael information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.18427.html

Goudstikker restitution
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Jacques-Goudstikker-s-recovered-art-2452469.php

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/arts/design/22heir.html

Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com