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Blue Mama-Peter Paul Rubens
A song about loving the woman of Peter Paul Rubens.
I think I found one of the women Rubens depicted from the Historical/Classical/Biblical era not starkers.
The Devil in Amber
Written by Mark Gatiss, but I heard him reading this on BBC iPlayer. Part of a series, The Devil in Amber goes into the adventures of an Edwardian artist who turned to espionage.
Cut because of spoilers
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Constantine Tapestries Podcast
Philadelphia Museum of Art 2007 podcast/acoustiguide
This podcast devotes itself to all things Constantine and the history of who owned the tapestries. Who did them? Peter Paul Rubens, Pietro di Cortona, and multiple patrons. The acoustiguide describes scenes and gives historical truths behind them. However, you will not see them yourself if you download this podcast.
Extremely Old Art History Books: Modern Painting by George Moore (1906)
I found this for free on Kindle. An art historian I have never heard of. For understandable and bad reasons, this man has gone completely under the radar. Understandable meaning that he had very outdated views of women. Bad because he recorded first hand accounts of some of major players of the modern art movement. Edouard Manet? He had dinner with this man! Edgar Degas? He visited his studio!
Amateur Art History Reports: The Mint Museum of Art
I have spent an internship there putting together games for kids in the Education department back in 2004. The last time I visited there? 2007 (I think). It has changed a lot since I last visited there.
