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The Lonely Palette

Ep. 65 - Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" (1485-86)

The Lonely Palette

The Lonely Palette

Arts, Podcast, Art, Museum, Painting, Modern Art, Visual Arts, Art History

4.8857 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The neoplatonic ideal of beauty, the girl on the half-shell, the naked chick riding a clam. Her tilted head and fluttery hair are recognized by everyone and their grandma, but no one - experts included - can explain just why in the heck this painting is so iconic. Shell we take on the challenge? See the images: https://bit.ly/3LeIwxu Music used: Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger” Joan Baez, “Diamonds and Rust” The Blue Dot Sessions, “TwoPound,” “Coulis Coulis,” “Delmendra,” “No Smoking,” “Belle Anette,” “Rue Severine,” “Ranch Hand,” “Pastel de Nata,” “Khfett” Lady Gaga, “Venus” Episode sponsor: https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/ Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette

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Hub and spoke.

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Audio collective.

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If you're listening to this

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If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you love art. So I wanted to tell you about

0:17.5

another podcast that I think you'll enjoy. It's called The Art of Crime, and it's a history podcast about the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts.

0:27.0

The Art of Crime profiles artists who have worked throughout history and in a variety of media, from wig-making to painting.

0:35.0

Each season centers on a different theme.

0:37.0

Season two is titled Assassins, and it covers artists link to assassinations.

0:42.0

Season one is called the Unusual Suspects. It covers artists linked to assassinations.

0:42.8

Season one is called the unusual suspects, artists accused of being Jack the Ripper.

0:47.8

It looks at six creators who have fallen under suspicion in the Whitechapel murders.

0:52.4

The biggest name of the bunch is Lewis Carroll. Yes,

0:55.0

that Lewis Carroll. The art of crime is perfect for people who make study and

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appreciate art. It cares about who these artists were and why their work mattered.

1:05.0

If you want to learn a ton about how we as a society view crime and art and have a great time in the process,

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be sure to follow the art of Crime wherever you listen to podcasts.

1:16.0

Or simply click on the link in the show notes. All right. I'm looking at fairly modest, naked woman on a clam? Well, the center of the picture shows a young woman with very long hair strategically placed.

1:41.0

Like alabaster skin, not a flaw on her with long flowing red hair that is sort of

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wrapping around her she is standing in the middle of a giant sea shell.

1:54.0

The shell reads as almost comically gigantic compared to the waves and the shoreline and the landscape.

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It's a contra pasta post.

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A contra pasta pasta.

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