While there may be a chill in the air, we hope the beautiful sights and sounds of this episode may be able to warm your hearts. As with all the other seasons, Winter has inspired artists and composers alike. The weather, the activities, the metaphors - all of it and more is sprinkled across this episode. We hope you’ll join us with a comfy warm drink as we explore this season in art and music! 

 

Art: 

Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757-1825): The Allegory of Winter (1810) 

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1526-1569): Hunters in the Snow (Winter) (1565)

Nicholas Poussin (1594-1665): Winter (The Flood) (1660-1664)

 

Music: 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Le Quattro Stagioni: L'inverno (1716-17) 

Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809): Die Jahreszeiten (1801) 

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-93): Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams" (1866)