In episode 3, I read painterly poems and poems about paintings. Inspired by an event held by the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. And then, I explore the various pigments mentioned in the poems: a mix of history, geology, tragedy, and weird invention. Have a listen!
Books featured in this episode: Mummies of the World, Wieczorek and Rosendahl, eds. (Prestel Publishing, 2010); Bright Earth: The Invention of Color, Philip Ball (Vintage, 2008). And, though I didn’t quote from it, I did learn many facts that pop up in one of the poems I read here from a wonderful book, The Brilliant History of Color in Art, by Victoria Finlay (J. Paul Getty Museum, 2014). It’s a sumptuously illustrated book, well and succinctly written, and if you have any interest in color, I highly recommend it.
Unfinished sketch of Elizabeth I, showing her more vulnerable side!