Episode #84: Art Fact and Fiction: Is "Mona Lisa" Really Leonardo in Drag? (S10E01)

ArtCurious Podcast

ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In our tenth season, we’re going at art history with a skeptical eye and a myth-busting attitude to uncover the fictions and facts about some of our favorite artists. We’re starting our season today with this fascinating theory: Is the Mona Lisa really just a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in drag? Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Fireside Don’t forget to show your support for our show by purchasing ArtCurious swag from TeePublic! SPONSORS: Wondrium: Enjoy a free month with unlimited access Indeed: Listeners get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post BetterHelp: Listeners enjoy 10% off your first month of counseling Storyblocks: Get unlimited downloads at Storyblocks, a subscription-based provider of stock video and audio Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.8	Season 10 of the Art Curious podcast is sponsored by Anchorlight.
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0:47.4	time. Not a few hundred years ago, not even 50 years ago, but only back about a decade.
0:54.0	So let's go back to the year 2010,
0:56.9	which truly does feel like a few hundred years at this point. This was an era where the iPad
1:02.0	was brand new. Lady Gaga wore the meat dress. Those godforsaken Vera Bradley bags were everywhere.
1:09.5	And sorry, but those were just never my bag. And hey, guess what?
1:14.2	There was a pandemic. Do you remember the swine flu? So 2010 was a lot. But I'm not here today just to take a
1:22.6	trip down memory lane. I am bringing 2010 up because in that year, there was a very interesting art historical request.
1:31.9	That year, members of Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage petitioned the French
1:37.3	government to allow them access to a chapel in Western France long considered the resting place
1:42.9	of a long-dead Renaissance Master.
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