A Passion for Sculpture Podcasts
A podcast series showcasing the arresting power of sculpture. Each participant is asked to describe the first encounter with a work of art they love and the memory of that moment.
Episode 1
Emerson Bowyer
The magnificent over life-size portrait bust of Niccolò Paganini by David d’Angers (1788-1856) surprised and inspired Emerson Bowyer, Searle Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Chicago Institute of Art
Emerson Bowyer
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4:37
Episode 2
Elyse Nelson
The seductive and erotic marble of the reclining Endymion by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) is uncovered by Elyse Nelson, Assistant Curator, Dept European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Elyse Nelson
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4.26
Episode 3
Yuichi Kodai
The Sir John Soane Museum, London transformed the viewpoint of Japanese Architect Yuichi Kodai when he first encountered it aged 17
Yuichi Kodai
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3:28
Episode 4
Lorenzo Principi
A funerary monument by Silvio Cosini (c.1495- after 1547) at Volterra set the heart of Lorenzo Principi racing as he caught sight of it in the semi darkness of the church of San Lino
Lorenzo Principi
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3:48
Episode 5
Stuart Lochhead
Entranced by one of the smallest sculptures at the Frick Collection, New York, Stuart Lochhead falls for a bronze Renaissance masterpiece by Riccio (c.1470-1532)
Stuart Lochhead
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3.14