Painting of the Week Podcast
Film Director Phil Grabsky and art-lover Laura Bentham meet each week to talk about paintings that inspire or excite them. Listen to their ‘Painting of the Week’ and explore some of the world’s most amazing art. For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast
Podcasting since 2021 • 103 episodes
Painting of the Week Podcast
Latest Episodes
Season 7 ep. 10: J. M. W. Turner, Brighthelmston, Sussex
To finish off Season 7, we have a gorgeous watercolour by the one and only J. M. W. Turner, which depicts Exhibition on Screen's hometown of Brighton circa 1824, complete with Royal Pavilion and the Chain Pier which was destroyed by a storm in ...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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23:06
Season 7 ep. 9: John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows
A classic image of the "four seasons in one day" that epitomises British weather, there is much more to this picturesque Constable landscape than first meets the eye...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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30:55
Season 5 ep. 8: The Chess Game, Sofonisba Anguissola
Phil and Laura are joined by author and filmmaker Howard Burton for this episode, which examines an intriguing portrait of the 23 year old female artist's three sisters and a maid playing chess, a pastime typically reserved for men in Ren...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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40:33
Season 5 ep. 7: Emily McIlroy, River of Passing
Phil is once again with Wendy Smith - Assistant Director of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Washington - and this time they are examining a monumental ink and paper collage depicting a 'river' of migrating Alaskan caribou, exploring th...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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26:16
Season 7 ep. 6: Bernard Perlin, Orthodox Boys!
In this episode, Phil and Laura speak with author Michael Schreiber about a deeply symbolic work by , painted Bernard Perlin, who was rejected from the US military during WW2 for being openly gay, nevertheless went on to create some of the war ...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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45:20