Invisible Museum Tours
Invisible Museum Tours
Join artist and educator Zhenya Gershman in conversation with Jeffrey Olson for “Invisible Museum Tours”, an art journey through the best museums of the world, exploring beyond the obvious & unveiling the deep meaning woven into paint by great Masters. Streamed live on Facebook on select Mondays @10am Pacific/1pm Eastern.
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Upcoming Episode air dates:
October 3, 2022
Past Episodes:
Ep 1 -
Rembrandt: The Painter of Light
Explore how the master of light and dark, the alchemist of oil paint, transforms his materials into living and breathing portraiture. Watch Rembrandt’s famous reversals: changing the ordinary into the profound and revolutionizing religious subjects in the most humanizing everyday way.
Ep 2 -
Vincent van Gogh: The Irises
An art dealer, a priest, and a family man — he had failed at it all, only to discover his true calling as an artist. Follow Vincent’s revelations blossoming in his iconic “Irises”.
Ep 3 -
Fayum Portraits: Soul Catchers
Two thousand year-old Fayum mummy portraits stare through time, blurring the boundaries between the living and the dead. Take this journey and you may never think of portraiture just quite the same.
Ep 4 -
The Magic of Albrecht Dürer
In the time of roaming plagues and deep political and religious unrest, meet the great German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer — the artist who with an equal zeal expressed the worlds of meticulous scientific observations and that of magic, witches, angels, and demons.
Ep 5 -
Sacred Motherhood
During the Christmas season explore the timeless subjects of motherhood, pregnancy, the mystery of the formation of the soul, and the controversial ways it was interpreted by the greatest painters from Byzantine icons to Caravaggio’s canvases.
Ep 6 -
Vermeer’s Vision
Following an unforgettable glow, step into the luring space of Vermeer’s paintings and observe how minute details can carry the utmost importance.
Ep 7 -
Nude in Disguise
This Valentine’s season explore the subject of love in art. From Titian’s nudes to Manet’s naked models, the female body remains a contested subject throughout art history.
Ep 8 -
Women Who Became Legendary Artists
What was it like to be a woman and become a famous painter in the time of Michelangelo? What was it like to be a daughter of Orazio Gentileschi, one of the most sought-after artists, and yet surpass him? Meet Sofonisba Anguissola and Artemisia Gentileschi, two incredible painters who beat the odds of obscurity with their sheer talent.
Ep 9 -
Walk Alongside Great Masters
The ability to walk not only propelled us from a pre-historic state of existence into an expanded capacity as human beings, but also freed our hands to create. Explore what this important subject meant to artists across time from Pieter Bruegel the Elder to Andrew Wyeth.
ep 10 - Goya’s Haunting Visions
Immerse yourself in the extraordinary world of Goya’s imagination, which will make you think, feel, and see differently!
ep 11 - talking paintings
Discover how Rembrandt and other Masters embedded secret messages into their work meant to be “heard” by an attentive viewer.
ep 12 - The Duty of Käthe Kollwitz
Learn how Käthe Kollwitz, the loving mother, the great and innovative artist, the political activist, the war survivor did it all, while keeping her eyes on connecting to and supporting common people through her art.
ep 13 - why is mona lisa so famous?
It is universally accepted that Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. What makes it so well known, and why is it the only artwork in the Louvre museum behind double bulletproof glass barriers? Learn about its mysterious journey across time and into the status of a true celebrity.
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