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Marie Antoinette in the French Revolution
On the royal family's failed Flight to Varennes, the new Constitution, and the first inklings of the Reign of Terror.
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Nicole Miras
Goodbye, Versailles!
How Marie Antoinette navigated the political crises of 1787-1789, and the advent of the French Revolution.
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Nicole Miras
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
By 1784, Marie Antoinette's reputation was already in decline. But a scandal involving a diamond necklace, a credulous cardinal, and a very cunning…
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Nicole Miras
Art and Culture in Edo Japan
Exploring the ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) of Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi, and Hokusai—and the global impact of Edo culture.
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Nicole Miras
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Patron Podcast: Marie Antoinette - The Early Years
In this episode, we'll explore the doomed queen's early reign, and the problems within the French court that would later fuel the fires of revolution.
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Nicole Miras
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Toile de Jouy: Art, Industry, and Popular Culture
In 1760, Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf founded a textile factory in Jouy-en-Josas, France. His iconic monochromatic prints remain popular today.
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Nicole Miras
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Patron Podcast: Mermaids, Sirens, and Medieval Romance
Mesopotamian mythology, medieval bestiaries, and classic Disney movies: let's explore how the mermaid transformed from the villain to the protagonist of…
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Nicole Miras
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Patron Podcast: The Haunted House in the American Imagination
What makes a house haunted? (Other than the ghosts, of course...) In this episode, we explore spooky Colonials, Victorians, and more.
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Nicole Miras
21:48
Dragons of the East and West
Dragons, both benevolent and wicked, appear in folklore, literature, and art all across the globe. On the origin of dragons, and the myths and legends…
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Nicole Miras
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Art, Commerce, and the Role of the Patron
Nowadays, we take for granted the concept of "art for art's sake." But for Renaissance artists, their work was often intimately tied up in the…
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Nicole Miras
5
Goths Through the Ages
The many faces of the Gothic (from the fall of Rome to the present), and some thoughts on the evolution of language.
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Nicole Miras
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Crossroads Roundup: Exciting Discoveries in Greece, a Mysterious Animal Burial, and the Story of King James I & George Villiers
Our favorite stories on art, archaeology, folklore, and more from this past week.
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Nicole Miras
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