This episode reveals the etymology behind art-related terms, tracing words like draw, sketch, mural, canvas and sepia to their origins. Discover how 'canvas' shares an etymology with a drug, how 'pastel' links to pasta, and why an easel is connected to a donkey. We also uncover the name meanings and origins of iconic artist names like Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci and Pablo Picasso, whose full name is surprisingly long.The episode concludes with an excerpt from the ArtMuse podcast, telling the story of Elizabeth Siddall, a 19th century artist and model. Find the ArtMuse podcast: Online: https://www.artmusepodcast.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artmuse/id1666669080 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Czv1RuVGJQBimVCyCO19a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@artmuse3717

This episode reveals the etymology behind art-related terms, tracing words like draw, sketch, mural, canvas and sepia to their origins. Discover how 'canvas' shares an etymology with a drug, how 'pastel' links to pasta, and why an easel is connected to a donkey. We also uncover the name meanings and origins of iconic artist names like Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci and Pablo Picasso, whose full name is surprisingly long. The episode concludes with an excerpt from the ArtMuse podcast, telling the story of Elizabeth Siddall, a 19th century artist and model. Find the ArtMuse podcast: Online: https://www.artmusepodcast.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artmuse/id1666669080 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Czv1RuVGJQBimVCyCO19a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@artmuse3717

This episode reveals the etymology behind art-related terms, tracing words like draw, sketch, mural, canvas and sepia to their origins. Discover how 'canvas' shares an etymology with a drug, how 'pastel' links to pasta, and why an easel is connected to a donkey. We also uncover the name meanings and origins of iconic artist names like Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci and Pablo Picasso, whose full name is surprisingly long.The episode concludes with an excerpt from the ArtMuse podcast, telling the story of Elizabeth Siddall, a 19th century artist and model. Find the ArtMuse podcast: Online: https://www.artmusepodcast.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artmuse/id1666669080 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Czv1RuVGJQBimVCyCO19a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@artmuse3717

81. Art | ArtMuse: Elizabeth Siddall

Word History is a weekly 15 minute etymology podcast by Etymoleon, dedicated to uncovering the history behind words and names. Each episode unveils the journey of words and their connections to various languages such as Old English, Ancient Greek, Latin, Old French, Proto-Germanic and many more. Episodes also highlight historical events related to the topic and terms explored.&nbsp; Earlier episodes were just the beginning, start with later episodes for the best takes on word, name and historical origins.&nbsp; New episodes every Sunday.&nbsp; If you like etymology try Derivety, a daily word game by Etymoleon. Can you guess the word from the meaning of its origin? Play now at https://derivety.com.&nbsp; Get in touch with Etymoleon at https://etymoleon.com.

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Word History is a weekly 15 minute etymology podcast by Etymoleon, dedicated to uncovering the history behind words and names. Each episode unveils the journey of words and their connections to various languages such as Old English, Ancient Greek, Latin, Old French, Proto-Germanic and many more. Episodes also highlight historical events related to the topic and terms explored.  Earlier episodes were just the beginning, start with later episodes for the best takes on word, name and historical origins.  New episodes every Sunday.  If you like etymology try Derivety, a daily word game by Etymoleon. Can you guess the word from the meaning of its origin? Play now at https://derivety.com.  Get in touch with Etymoleon at https://etymoleon.com.

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