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In Part One we explored Madame de Pompadour's beginnings, the fortune teller’s prophecy that she would one day become the King’s mistress, and the magical start of her romance with the King. 

In Part Two we explore Madame de Pompadour's patronage of the arts, the many wondrous portraits of her by Boucher, and her eventual rise from mistress to political advisor, taking charge of France's domestic and foreign affairs.

In this episode, we honor Madame de Pompadour's immense legacy. She not only fulfilled her impossible destiny by becoming the first woman of middle class origins to become the King’s mistress, she then worked her way up the royal court until she was the most powerful woman in all of France.

ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.

Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

Listen to Part One of ArtMuse's episode on Madame de Pompadour, the official mistress of King Louis XV, who became the first woman of Bourgeoisie origins to ever become the King’s mistress in the French Royal Court.

And she was much more than just a mistress. As the years went on, Madame de Pompadour eventually graduated from mistress to the King’s political advisor and became involved with domestic and foreign affairs.

She was also an important patron of the arts. She was Boucher’s favorite model and can be found in nine separate portraits by him. Through her patronage, Madame de Pompadour greatly influenced and inspired the development of the Rococo style.

ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.

Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

She stands, tall, in her black dress, the epitome of class, style, and grace. Suspended in time as a relic from a gilded age of the past, her effortless attitude has made her cooler than cool for well over a century. Dubbed Madame X, her identity has been clouded in mystery, only adding to her allure. But in this episode we give Madame X back her name and share her incredible life story.

Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Virginie Amélie Gautreau, an American-born socialite who sent shock waves through Paris with her avant-garde outfits and experimental make-up. Her story traverses the Atlantic, taking us from the French Quarter of New Orleans to Paris at the height of its golden age. 

In this episode, we explore her rise to celebrity status and the infamous painting that led to it all crashing down.

Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Simonetta Vespucci, a Genoese noblewoman living in Florence during the 15th century. Deemed the most beautiful woman in all of Florence, Simonetta captured the heart of Florence’s greatest leaders, artists, poets, and intellectuals of her time.

 It is believed that Simonetta was the model for Botticelli’s two greatest works; The Birth of Venus and Primavera.

But Simonetta Vespucci’s real life has been clouded by longheld folklore and fantasy. In this episode, we peel back the many layers of myth and give Simonetta, as a woman in her own right, the recognition she deserves.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

Listen to Part Two of ArtMuse’s episode on Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel, who not only modeled for countless important sculptures in New York City, but all across the United States.

Sadly, Audrey Munson is perhaps America’s first example of the cruel rise and fall of celebrity status. By the early 1920’s, Audrey’s life was filled with continuous challenges and tragedies.

Today her face, forever immortalized in bronze, stone, and copper throughout New York City, stares back at us, like a ghost from a haunted past.

In this episode, we bring her life and legacy the justice she deserves.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

She stands with her wings spread high above New York City’s Municipal Building, greets readers at the entrance to the New York Public Library, welcomes visitors to the Brooklyn Museum, and salutes guests of the Plaza Hotel. New Yorkers pass her sculpted image every day, but few know her name, or that her life story is one of the most riveting and tragic stories to come out of the 20th century.

Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel, who not only modeled for countless important sculptures in New York City, but all across the United States.

Sadly, Audrey Munson is perhaps America’s first example of the cruel rise and fall of celebrity status. By the early 1920’s, Audrey’s life was filled with continuous challenges and tragedies.

Today her face, forever immortalized in bronze, stone, and copper throughout New York City, stares back at us, like a ghost from a haunted past.

In this episode, we bring her life and legacy the justice she deserves.

ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.

Please FOLLOW and RATE ArtMuse on Spotify and SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

ArtMuse will be returning for a second season on July, 12th 2024. Season Two continues to share the life stories of the women pictured in famous works of art, this time with a theme of society women and social sensations. Season Two honors the legacies of ten different women, plus a secret bonus episode. We cannot wait to share these amazing women’s stories with you.  

In the meantime, we hope you continue to enjoy Season One of ArtMuse, available on all streaming platforms.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

In Episode Ten we shared Sue Tilley's fun-filled life story, and now it's time for you to hear from Sue herself!

Listen to ArtMuse's official interview with Sue Tilley.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

In 2008, Lucian Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping broke a world record for the most expensive painting sold by a living artist. While this sale turned Freud into a household name, the woman featured in Freud’s painting has been unjustly overlooked as an integral part of what makes the work so remarkable.

In this ArtMuse episode, we give Sue her rightful dues in our appreciation of Freud’s famed work. But Sue has lived a robust and adventure-filled life outside of her role as Lucian Freud’s model. Though a benefits supervisor by day, Sue was a club girl by night, and could be found in London’s most notorious nightclubs of the 1980’s, alongside icons like Boy George, and was at the heart of London’s New Romantic movement.

The time is far overdue for Sue’s riveting life story to be shared, and for us to be lucky enough to experience a small fraction of the magic that is Sue Tilley.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram. 

In Part One we explored Gala’s childhood, how she met her first husband Paul Eluard and traveled alone through Europe in the midst of World War I to be with him, their marriage and later menage-a-trois relationship with Max Ernst, and finally the fateful meeting of Gala and Dali.

Part Two picks back up on Gala's story and honors Gala's complex legacy. Whether critical of Gala’s behavior or not, one cannot deny that she was a force to be reckoned with. Gala knew the life she wanted to live, and was unwilling to let her size, gender, two world wars, and any force opposing her, get in her way.

Listen to Part Two of Gala's story. 

ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.

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Today’s episode was written by me, your host, Grace Anna.

I have included images, resources and suggestions for further reading on the ArtMuse website and Instagram.