Does your love for art and music burn like a roaring fire? Then do we have the perfect episode for you! This week's discussion will be on art and music inspired by that ancient element - fire. Equally practical and mystical, fire has inspired humanity for eons, so let's get into a few pieces of art and music that access its beauty.

 

Art:

Georges de La Tour (1593-1652): The Repentant Magdalen (1635-40)

J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851): Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (1834-35)

Charles Demuth (1883-1935): I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold (1928)

 

Music (Spotify playlist):

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): "Feux d'artifice" from Preludes, Book 2 (1912-13)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-92): "Il de Feu 2" from Quatre Etudes de rhythme (1949-50)

 

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