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Hi everyone. We are currently hard at work on our seventh season, which is shocking. And I wanted to

give you something to pass you through these trying

months while we wait for our premiere in April. So please enjoy this curious callback episode of

Art Curious. Stay tuned for the announcement of our release date of season 7 and some other really,

really exciting news. Thanks. This episode contains descriptions that might be disturbing to some listeners,

so please use discretion. I'll be the first to admit that I was always that person sitting in my

art history lecture courses who perked up a little bit when something a little strange or gruesome

appeared on the screen in front of me.

After all, so much of the greatest hits of art history are all about beauty.

Think about the perfection of Hellenistic Greek sculpture, or of Botticelli's lithe and gorgeous Venus,

or the sun-dappled flowers of any number of Impressionist paintings.

So when we come to see something

that's graphic or ugly or disturbing, it's a surprise. And I love a good surprise, especially when there's

a tinge of darkness to it. So it makes sense that I would be intrigued by a Spanish painter

known for his no-holds-barred imagery of the horrors of war, the violence

we inflict on each other, and the madness lurking inside all of us.

But one of his paintings has always been a little too much, even for me to stomach.

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