MENAGERIE OF ENLIGHTENMENT: Recent Episodes

sarah seah

A collection of facts and thoughts about art and nature.

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Housing thousands of artworks, The Louvre is a famous museum in Paris, France. Let's take a look at its history and explore some of its exhibits.

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Created by the realist painter, Edward Hopper, Nighthawks paints a picture of four lonely people in a diner. Physically they might be close but they will never make a connection. Timeless and relatable, nighthawks is an iconic painting that is open to interpretation. Let's take a closer look at it and learn more about the iconic painting.

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Well known for 'The Scream' painting, Edvard Munch is also an artist who liked to create somber and emotionally charged paintings that were relatable to everyone. Let's take a look and his life and how it affected the art style in his paintings.

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The renaissance was a golden period of new art techniques and ideas. It created famous artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Let's take a tour of how the renaissance period evolved throughout history.

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Let's take a look at the life of a famous Dutch artist, Vincent Van Gogh. Long known as the tortured artist, his paintings like 'starry night' continue to inspire and fascinate us, even today.

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A brief look at the wishing plant. The dandelion is a symbol of hope and love to those who wish on it. Delicate and beautiful, the dandelion also has unique qualities that make it an interesting plant to discover. 

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A brief look at the notorious plant called wolfsbane that is rumored to be poisonous to a famous mythical creature, the werewolf.

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A short introduction about the different types of early art movements that are shaped by the periods they were created in. 

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An introduction to what is being offered on this podcast. Featuring the topics of art history and nature, this podcast explores many things relating to the two topics.  

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From the blog, Menagerie Of Enlightenment, here is a short episode on the animal kingdom and the types of creatures that live in it.