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16: El Greco loco - Mannerism Mayhem - The Annunciation 1597
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Oh jeez - this is a wild one...... Stephanie and Russell are back with another serving and boy, is it a _ROMP_.
This week, join them as they head further back into Art History than ever before – to the 16th century to introduce El Greco, a catalyst of Modern Art.
Follow along with ALL the images we discuss on our website at artslicepod.com or some of the images we discuss on Instagram @artslicepod
Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop
Looking to make it big, El Greco left the island life of Crete for the bustling Italian cities of Venice and Rome. There, he picked up traits from Renaissance and Mannerism styles and added some hometown Post-Byzantine spice – resulting in a bizarre yet stunning combination of colors and dynamic compositions never before seen in art history. He also made some friends - and enemies - along the way.
Despite the Counter Reformation’s harsh grip on Europe, EG was still able to thrive utilizing his strange style (that echoed his eccentric personality) to continually score commissions while managing to stand out amongst his contemporaries.
After his death, he was mostly forgotten about until his rediscovery in the 19th century. Modern artists of the 20th century claimed him since he laid the groundwork for breaking visual tradition. And it was famous works like The Annunciation (1597) that caught the eye of Remedios Varo and Pablo Picasso among other art giants like Paul Cezanne.
Stephanie and Russell discuss the first iterations of abstraction present in The Annunciation (1597) in which a teenage Mary is receiving heavenly news from towering angels and a turbulent celestial cloud column with floating cherub heads.
Topics include: the rebranding of the Catholic Church (RC²), a lotta olives, trash talking Michelangelo (not us), long babies, miniature galleries for rats, time travel, and a plushie Remedios Varo mascot. There is no Art Pantry this week because Bean is missing.
The song featured in this episode was “A Forest for me and You” by Komiku from the album A Tale is Never Forgotten which can be found here. Consider supporting their work! https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/album/a-tale-is-never-forgotten
Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop
Be sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode (and there are plenty in this one) on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod
Check out Telezma Studio’s Tarot Deck: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TelezmaStudios
Check out the new Art Crime podcast Caper:
https://ochentastudio.com/caper-podcast
Follow us on twitter, tiktok, youtube, and instagram all @artslicepod
You can also support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
50 episodios
Manage episode 303995055 series 2910672
Oh jeez - this is a wild one...... Stephanie and Russell are back with another serving and boy, is it a _ROMP_.
This week, join them as they head further back into Art History than ever before – to the 16th century to introduce El Greco, a catalyst of Modern Art.
Follow along with ALL the images we discuss on our website at artslicepod.com or some of the images we discuss on Instagram @artslicepod
Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop
Looking to make it big, El Greco left the island life of Crete for the bustling Italian cities of Venice and Rome. There, he picked up traits from Renaissance and Mannerism styles and added some hometown Post-Byzantine spice – resulting in a bizarre yet stunning combination of colors and dynamic compositions never before seen in art history. He also made some friends - and enemies - along the way.
Despite the Counter Reformation’s harsh grip on Europe, EG was still able to thrive utilizing his strange style (that echoed his eccentric personality) to continually score commissions while managing to stand out amongst his contemporaries.
After his death, he was mostly forgotten about until his rediscovery in the 19th century. Modern artists of the 20th century claimed him since he laid the groundwork for breaking visual tradition. And it was famous works like The Annunciation (1597) that caught the eye of Remedios Varo and Pablo Picasso among other art giants like Paul Cezanne.
Stephanie and Russell discuss the first iterations of abstraction present in The Annunciation (1597) in which a teenage Mary is receiving heavenly news from towering angels and a turbulent celestial cloud column with floating cherub heads.
Topics include: the rebranding of the Catholic Church (RC²), a lotta olives, trash talking Michelangelo (not us), long babies, miniature galleries for rats, time travel, and a plushie Remedios Varo mascot. There is no Art Pantry this week because Bean is missing.
The song featured in this episode was “A Forest for me and You” by Komiku from the album A Tale is Never Forgotten which can be found here. Consider supporting their work! https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/album/a-tale-is-never-forgotten
Pick up our new Art Slice Museum Shirt by Son Siwakorn here: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop
Be sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode (and there are plenty in this one) on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artslicepod
Check out Telezma Studio’s Tarot Deck: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TelezmaStudios
Check out the new Art Crime podcast Caper:
https://ochentastudio.com/caper-podcast
Follow us on twitter, tiktok, youtube, and instagram all @artslicepod
You can also support us on Patreon here and/or grab some merch: https://www.artslicepod.com/shop
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
50 episodios
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