Catholic Art History - With Charles and Amanda Shepard - The Kyle Heimann Show

Catholic Art History - With Charles and Amanda Shepard - The Kyle Heimann Show

Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art discuss art history with a Catholic spin.

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March 18, 2021 32 mins

Salvador Dali has made some weird art. What’s up with dripping clocks and what was his inspiration for the amazing crucifixion painting?


Show Notes: https://www.kyleheimann.com/show1019

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Why should we invest in art?

Charles and Amanda Shepard talk about why we should be intentional about art, and how to collect art at any budget.


Show Notes: https://www.kyleheimann.com/show1017

More Catholic Art History episodes: https://www.kyleheimann.com/category/art


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February 24, 2021 12 mins

Niccolò dell’Arca sculpted some of the most amazing scenes of Jesus in the tomb. Charles and Amanda Shepard talk about his art, and how the medium might be why it is so realistic.


 

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February 23, 2021 24 mins

In what way are we all artists?

Charles and Amanda Shepard discuss the “Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists.” How can this inspire artists, and help non-artists appreciate art?


 

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Why a tryptic?

Check out this image of Moses, the burning bush, Jesus, and Mary – with Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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November 5, 2020 21 mins

  This is a copy in a different style?

What does the “ruggedness” of this painting do to the interpretation? Learn about Paul Cezanne’s “Christ in Limbo” with Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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How do prints keep their value?

How did Georges Rouault‘s previous occupation influence his art prints and why this “modern art” piece might be more effective than a realistic painting with Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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September 3, 2020 14 mins

Why was this Mass such a big deal?

Learn about the Mass of St. Gregory, why there were so many versions of this image, who some of the people are, what the symbols are, and why such a unique style with Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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Why was he so famous, and not now?

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James Tissot had a conversion and changed the way he painted and what he painted. Learn about a painting he did of the crucifixion with Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

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Professional or 6th Grader?

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Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art talk about a modern art piece called “Climbing to Calvary” a response to realistic art

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Is it realistic?

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Charles and Amanda Shepard teach us about the Pre-Raphaelite era and an image called “Christ in the House of His Parents” which depicts a day in the life of young Jesus, and also a portrait of “John Henry Newman” 

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Charles and Amanda Shepard, from the Fort Wayne Museum Art, give us an art history lesson, talking about St. Jerome and the models that pose for these images



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How did the art change her?

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Amanda Shepard from Fort Wayne Museum of Art and special guest Elly Tullis talk about a new exhibit of paintings of Mary and what caused Elly to paint them



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Charles and Amanda Shepard teach us about martyrs depicted in art, specifically an amazing sculpture of St. Cecilia



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Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art talk about science and art and how Galileo was depicted in a painting



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Charles and Amanda Shepard join us from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art to talk about two Caravaggio paintings, one of St. Peter, and one of St. Paul


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Charles and Amanda Shepard, from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art give us a little lesson in Church art History, specifically Baptism, and also what it takes to restore a painting



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Charles and Amanda Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art talk about two paintings specifically designed to remind us of God’s mercy and bring us to confession



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Charles and Amanda Shepard, from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, talk about paintings that were used to prepare priests for the confessional



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