Long Live Bat Art

By Sydney

So you want to see art more often than you do, or maybe you just want a fresh perspective on art you’ve seen before. Join your host, Sydney, on a slow tour through an art gallery. Every season will

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

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June 17, 2024 Van Vliet's Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
Sydney has stopped at Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft for
today’s episode. This artwork was painted by Hendrick van Vliet and
shows the inside of a building. In the season finale, Sydney talks about
matching outfits, hamburgers, and what she learned these past eight
months.
Show Notes
The sources used for the information on Hendrick van Vliet are:
https://research.rkd.nl/en/detail/https%3A%2f%2fdata.rkd.nl%2fartists%2f81475
https://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/collection/hendrick-cornelisz-van-vliet/
https://theworldsartist.com/artist/hendrick-cornelisz-van-vliet
The
transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/753562839844798464/wow-15-episodes-and-eight-months-this-episode-is
Artist biography: 00:51
Description of art: 2:00
Thoughts: 09:10
Challenge: 11:29
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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June 04, 2024 Wtewael’s Kitchen Scene
Sydney has stopped at Kitchen Scene for today’s episode. This
artwork was painted by Peter Wtewael and shows a feast being prepared.
Sydney talks about cooking, company, whistling, self-worth, and
laughter.
Show Notes
The source used for the information on Peter Wtewael is
https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/w/wtewael/peter/biograph.html
The transcript of this episode can be found at https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/752356068329406464/wtewaels-kitchen-scene
Artist biography: 0:44
Description of art: 1:21
Thoughts: 6:36
Challenge: 8:24
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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10min
May 16, 2024 Jordaens' The Holy Family with Shepherds
Sydney has stopped at The Holy Family with Shepherds for today’s
episode. This artwork was painted by Jacob Jordaens and shows a simple
moment between mother and child. Sydney talks about approachability,
makes a dorky reference, and accepting but not denying experiences.
Show notes
The sources used for the information on Jordaens are
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1426.html
Kimberlee
Cloutier Blazzard, "The Wise Man has two tongues: Images of the Satyr
and the Peasant in Jordaens and Steen", in Myth in History, History in
Myth, Brill, Boston, 2009
The Oxford Companion to Western Art,
Ed. Hugh Brigstocke, Oxford University Press, 2001. Grove Art Online.
Oxford University Press, Published online: 2003
https://research.rkd.nl/en/detail/https%3A%2f%2fdata.rkd.nl%2fartists%2f42880
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jacob-Jordaens
https://www.jacobjordaens.org/biography.html
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/jacob-jordaens
The
transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/750666788181868544/jordaens-the-holy-family-with-shepherds
Artist biography: 00:36
Description of art: 02:53
Thoughts: 05:30
Challenge: 08:34
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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11min
May 02, 2024 de Gheyn’s Vanitas Still Life
Sydney has stopped at Vanitas Still Life for today’s episode.
This artwork was painted by Jacques Gheyn and shows a skull in an alcove, along with other items. Listen to her talk about death, theater, and finding happiness.
The sources used for the information on Gheyn are:
https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/g/gheyn/biograph.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070821094834/http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=501&page=1
https://www.themorgan.org/drawings/item/247222

The transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/749389570766979072/welcome-to-long-live-bat-art-the-podcast-for-art.
Artist biography: 00:36
Description of art: 05:18
Thoughts: 12:43
Challenge: 16:21
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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19min
March 01, 2024 ter Borch the Younger's A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier
Sydney has stopped at A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a
Cavalier for today’s episode. This artwork is painted by Gerard ter
Borch the Younger and shows a woman playing an instrument with a man listening. Sydney talks about music, her desire to learn guitar, and a change in perspective.
Show Notes
The sources used for the information on Gerard ter Borch the younger are
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ter Borch, Gerard". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 637.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gerard-Terborch
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.983.pdf
https://www.theleidencollection.com/artists/gerard-ter-borch-the-younger/

The transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/743773610238476288/ter-borch-the-youngers-a-woman-playing-the
Artist biography: 00:37
Description of art: 3:52
Thoughts: 9:08
Challenge: 10:37
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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13min
January 26, 2024 Kalf’s Still Life with Ginger Pot and Porcelain Bowl
Sydney has stopped at Still life with Ginger Pot and
Porcelain Bowl for today’s episode. This artwork was painted by Willem
Kalf and shows a variety of items on a table. Before you click away,
give the episode a chance as Sydney talks about looking deeper,
patience, and appreciation.

Show Notes
The sources used for the information on Willem Kalf are
Van Luttervelt, R. 'Aanteekeningen over de Ontwikkeling van Willem Kalf', Oud-Holland, 60 (1943)
Slive,
S. 'Dutch Painting, 1600–1800 (The Yale University Press Pelican
History of Art Series)', (First Edition), Yale University Press, (1998)
Van Gelder, H.E. 'Aanteekeningen over Willem Kalf en Cornelia Pluvier', Oud-Holland, 59 (1942),
Van
den Brink, P. Meijer, F.G. and Böhmer, S. ‘Gemaltes Licht: die
Stilleben von Willem Kalf, 1619-1693.’ München: Deutscher Kunstverlag,
(2007).
Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. ‘Dutch Paintings of the
Seventeenth Century’, The Collections of the National Gallery of Art
Systematic Catalogue, (1995)
De Witt, D. ‘The Bader Collection: European Paintings’ Agnes Etherington Art Centre (2014),

The
transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/740602127795257344/welcome-to-long-live-bat-art-the-podcast-for-art
Artist biography: 00:37
Description of art: 02:48
Thoughts: 07:02
Challenge: 09:37
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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12min
January 05, 2024 Bor's The Disillusioned Medea
Sydney has stopped at The Disillusioned Medea for today’s episode. This artwork was painted by Paulus Bor and shows a young morose woman. Listen to Sydney tell her tale and talk about how one of the most hated women can be seen in a new light.

The sources used for the information on Paulus Bor are
Liedtke, Walter A. (2007). Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. ISBN 978-1-58839-273-2
The transcript of this episode can be found at https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/738711370655301632/bors-the-disillusioned-medea

Artist biography: 00:36
Medea’s story: 02:40
Description of art: 03:56
Thoughts: 07:18
Challenge: 10:03
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12min
December 31, 2023 Cuyp’s Young Herdsmen with Cows
Sydney has stopped at Young Herdsmen with Cows for today’s episode. This artwork was painted by Aelbert Cuyp and shows a raised field with cows and young men guarding them. Listen as she talks about tranquility, experience, and intent.
The sources used for the information on Cuyp are
Stephen Reiss (1975). Aelbert Cuyp. Zwemmer. ISBN 9780302027356.
"Aelbert Cuyp". The Vincent van Gogh Gallery, retrieved June 28th 2023
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1202.html
https://www.nga.gov/press/exh/0111.html
Artist biography: 00:36
Description of art: 04:58
Thoughts: 08:00
Challenge: 10:39

Show Notes
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
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13min
November 21, 2023 Brugel the Elder's The Harvesters
Sydney has stopped at The Harvesters for today’s episode.
This artwork was painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and shows a day working in the fields. Listen as she describes cooperation and how rushing isn’t always the best thing.

Show Notes
The transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/733517329057677312/bruegel-the-elders-the-harvesters
Description of art: 00:47
Thoughts: 4:26
Challenge: 6:05
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Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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November 08, 2023 van Leyden's Pyramus and Thisbe
Sydney has stopped at the engraving Pyramus and Thisbe by
Lucas van Leyden for today’s episode. The artwork shows two young
people, one dying or dead and the other one about to be so. Before you
click away, if you have the mental space for hearing about fictional
suicide Sydney would be grateful.
Listen as Sydney describes the scene, tells a story that features a lioness and love gone wrong, and fate.
Show Notes
The sources used for the information on van Leyden are
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/leyden-lucas-van#:~:text=Lucas%E2%80%99%20surviving%20paintings%20are%20relatively%20few%20in%20number%2C,the%20Blind%20Man%20of%20Jericho%20%28Hermitage%2C%20St.%20Petersburg%29
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucas-van-Leyden
Smith, Elise Lawton (1992) The Paintings of Lucas Van Leyden: A New Appraisal, with Catalogue Raisonné University of Missouri Press ISBN 978-0-8262-0824-8
"Lucas van Leyden | Dutch artist" Encyclopedia Britannica

Friedländer, Max (1924). Lucas van Leyden.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1484.html#works
Max J. Friedländer, Early Netherlandish Painting (trans., 5 vols., 1967-1969).
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/leyden-lucas-van
The source used for the information on Pyramus and Thisbe is
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pyramus
The
transcript of this episode can be found at
https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/733432124426895360/pyramus-and-thisbe-by-van-leyden
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Music:
Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
https://www.purple-planet.com
History: 00:51
Story: 5:00
Description of art: 6:32
Thoughts: 12:50
Challenge: 16:49
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FAQs about Long Live Bat Art:

How many episodes does Long Live Bat Art have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.