Episode #47: Shock Art: Caravaggio's Sick Bacchus (Season 5, Episode 1)

ArtCurious Podcast

ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Caravaggio's Sick Bacchus Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram SPONSORS The Great Courses AllModern (use promo code ARTCURIOUS for 10% off your first purchase) Soraa Radiant (use promo code ARTCURIOUS for 15% any purchase over $50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.8	please visit Anchorlightrolly.com. There are certain things in the history of art that you just expect,
0:47.8	even if you only know the basics about art. You expect to think Andy Warhol when seeing someone
0:53.2	riffing on a quadrant of screen printed portraits. You expect to see Andy Warhol when seeing someone riffing on a quadrant of screen-printed portraits.
0:56.0	You expect to see Jesus looking strangely Caucasian with a flowing beard and long brown hair.
1:01.5	And shout out to our pal Albrecht Durer on that one.
1:04.5	And you just expect gods and goddesses to be presented similarly.
1:08.7	Venus is all lithe and beautiful, born on that scallop shell rising out of the sea.
1:13.5	Diana, or Artemis, is a hunter goddess, so she's going to be coming at you with a bow and arrow.
1:19.0	And Bacchus, the god of wine? He's a partying guy, holding a wine glass and looking great and ready to have a good time.
1:26.0	But what if an image of Bacchus isn't quite what you're expecting?
1:29.3	What happens if an artist challenges things, changes them up?
1:33.3	Not only modeling a god upon himself,
1:36.3	but bringing that god down to an embarrassingly human level.
1:50.0	Some people think that visual art is dry, boring, lifeless. But the stories behind those paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs are weirder, crazier, or more fun than you can imagine.
1:59.0	Today, by popular demand, we are starting our new season of episodes that continue the theme
2:04.4	of our last season.
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