In this episode, Mr. Bruns discusses the patronage and purpose of Moralized Bibles such as the Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France and the Scenes from the Apocalypse. In the second part of the podcast Mr. Bruns discusses the highly charge Rottgen Pieta.

https://smarthistory.org/saint-louis-bible-moralized-bible-or-bible-moralisee/

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/medieval-europe-islamic-world/a/bible-moralisee

https://smarthistory.org/roettgen-pieta/

In todays podcast, Mr. Bruns explores the historical context behind the Gothic art movement. Topics will include the founder of Gothic church movement. The meaning of Gothic. The goal of Gothic architecture. Life in Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries. Finally, the birth of Scholasticism.

In this podcast, Mr. Bruns will discuss the Romanesque churches of St-Foy, St. Vincenc, St. Lazare, and the Church of St. James, Santiago de Compostela.

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669/

https://smarthistory.org/last-judgment-tympanum-cathedral-of-st-lazare-autun-france/

https://smarthistory.org/church-and-reliquary-of-sainte%e2%80%90foy-france/

In this podcast Mr. Bruns discusses the important elements about Romanesque architecture and some of it components. There will be a conversation about "Holy Robbery" of relics.

In this podcast, Mr. Bruns will discuss the political, social, and religious backgrounds to the creation of art in the period of 550 to 750 CE. He will highlight key works from the Hiberno-Saxon art period that are part of the AP Art History 250.

This podcast covers, quickly, the "Vienna Genesis," "The Hagia Sophia (Theotokos and Deeis Mosaics, and "Virgin (Theotokos) and Child Between Saints Theodore and George."

This quick podcast discusses two works - The Catacombs of Priscilla and Santa Sabina.