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Sofonisba Anguisola (c.1532-1625) by Raffaele Soprani (1674), from 'Life Stories of Women Artists, 1550-1800: An Anthology' by Julia K. Dabbs (2009).

Art History at Bedtime - May 25, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

The Letters of Michelangelo, 1542.

Art History at Bedtime - May 14, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) by Horace Walpole, 1762.

Art History at Bedtime - May 08, 2020 20:00 - 14 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

“Madonna Properzia de' Rossi (c. 1490–1530) by Giorgio Vasari - the only chapter Vasari dedicated to female artists in the Renaissance.”

Art History at Bedtime - May 05, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Massaccio (1401-1428) by Giorgio Vasari; “the highest summit of perfection”

Art History at Bedtime - April 30, 2020 16:00 - 13 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), by Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1672); "he gave himself up to the dark manner”.

Art History at Bedtime - April 27, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...


Art History at Bedtime artwork

Sandro Botticelli c.1445-1510 by Giorgio Vasari - “Now Sandro was fond of jesting…”

Art History at Bedtime - April 22, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Fra Filippo Lippi (c.1406-1469) by Giorgio Vasari - ‘much addicted to the pleasures of sense'.

Art History at Bedtime - April 18, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) by Giorgio Vasari - ‘born to infuse spirit into painting’.

Art History at Bedtime - April 18, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) by Giorgio Vasari - ‘his name and fame can never be extinguished’.

Art History at Bedtime - April 18, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Cimabue (1240-1302) by Giorgio Vasari - ‘the first light of painting’.

Art History at Bedtime - April 17, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

Art History at Bedtime artwork

Giotto (1267-1337) by Giorgio Vasari - ‘the true path of art’.

Art History at Bedtime - April 17, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutes
Art History at Bedtime is a series of original art historical texts read by the art historian and broadcaster, Dr Bendor Grosvenor. Regular updates of stories from the Renaissance and onwards to help you get off to a calming - and learned - night’s sleep. In support of the UK charity, Art History...

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