CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #1: Is the Mona Lisa a Fake? (PART ONE)

ArtCurious Podcast

ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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This is a rebroadcast of our first episode, which originally aired on August 10, 2016. We’ve updated it with new details, music, and our beloved ArtCurious theme— and, per your suggestion, we have split it into two parts for easier listening. Enjoy! The inaugural episode of the ArtCurious Podcast explores the world's most famous work of art: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It is iconic, incredible, and unforgettable-- but is the work on view in Paris's Louvre Museum today the real deal? Host Jennifer Dasal uncovers the story of the Mona Lisa from its creation in the 16th century through its 1911 theft and to its current status as untouchable superstar, breaking down the strange stories and rumors swirling around it. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS: The Great Courses Plus Poshmark: use invite code ARTCURIOUS for $5 off your first purchase Kaboonki Shout-out to Art and Object Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.4	inspired me. So get caught up with Art and Object at Art and Object.com. That's www.art-a-n-d-object.com.
0:59.7	Happy New Year, Art Curious listeners. While we are working on our fifth season, I wanted to share
1:05.4	with you some updated and better-sounding versions of some of our classic episodes from our
1:10.6	first season. So please
1:12.2	enjoy. This is our updated take on Art Curious episode one. Is the Mona Lisa a fake?
1:20.0	When I was an undergraduate in college, I took your basic entry-level art history survey
1:24.7	course. And in it, I learned all the basics, the meaning of the
1:28.2	word kiaroscuro, how to identify the three types of capitals on an ancient Greco-Roman column,
1:33.2	and what made the Impressionists different from the post-impressionists, besides that the post-impressionists
1:37.8	came later. But one day, I learned something rather shocking. My smart, level-headed professor led us through all the details of one of the most famous works of art on the planet, if not the most famous.
1:51.3	She is so intriguing, what with those slightly hooded eyes and especially that mysterious smile.
1:57.5	My professor said, you can see her yourself if you visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, but then she paused.
2:03.1	And after a breath, she whispered. But of course, the Mona Lisa on display is a fake.
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