The Sculptor's Funeral

The Sculptor's Funeral


Latest Episodes

Episode 90 - The Mystery of Messerschmidt
November 22, 2022

Meet one of the most enigmatic and anachronistic sculptors in history - Franz Messerschmidt. His work looks modern, but that's a few centuries off the mark! He's not what you would expect from a sculp

Episode 89 - Anna Hyatt Huntington and Brookgreen Garden
July 23, 2022

Huntington was a prolific American sculptor in the early 20th century, but her greatest legacy may be the extensive and unique sculpture park she built, the first of its kind in the United States. Lis

Episode 88 - Greco-Roman Wrestling
September 19, 2021

The Venus De Milo, the Torso Belvedere, The Winged Victory, The Laocoon - some of the most famous Antique sculpture in the world. Strange that we know so little about who made them and why! So what ma

Episode 87 - The Colossus of Rhodes
January 30, 2021

It's often hyperbole to describe something as 'colossal' - but when you're talking about the statue for which the word 'colossal' was coined, you get a pass. Learn what there is to know about how and

Episode 86 - Quiz Show Finals
December 26, 2020

The Sculptor's Funeral Podcast is finishing off this strange and terrible year with the final round of the quiz show! Listen to Lubov, David, and Liz test their knowledge of the history of sculpture,

Episode 85 - Quiz Show, Round Three
September 06, 2020

Listen to CJ, Mark, and Lubov go head to head in Round Three of the Sculptor's Funeral Quiz Show!

Episode 84 - Quiz Show, Round Two
June 04, 2020

Listen to Rony, Alison, and David go head to head in Round Two of the Sculptor's Funeral Quiz Show!

Episode 83 -Quiz Show! Round One
May 16, 2020

Three avid listeners of the Sculptor's Funeral Podcast match wits and test their knowledge of art history! Round one, with Bruce, Liz, and Ali.

Episode 82 - The Road to Hellenism, Part II
March 28, 2020

Praxiteles and Lysippos - the two giants of 4th century Greece, and they are both covered in this episode. Learn what happened to the first classical nude female statue! Learn why eight heads are better than seven! And does Alexander succeed in Making...

Episode 81 - The Road To Hellenism, Part One
January 26, 2020

If 'Classic' derives from the Greek word for 'Best', then what comes after the time of Classical Athens? Something not as good for Athens, of course. But despite the fall of the world's first democracy, the arts in Athens and all of Greece continued...