Madame Juliette Récamier
Listen to ArtMuse’s Two Part Episode on Madame Juliette Récamier, a French socialite and famed beauty, affectionately dubbed the “darling of Europe”.
Her portrait by David is one of the most iconic paintings in the Louvre’s entire collection, and attracts millions of viewers each year. But though her image has been reproduced in countless mediums across the globe, few know that she was one of the most remarkable women of the nineteenth century, and inspired the greatest artists, writers, intellects, and politicians of her day.
What is art without the muse? Many of Western art’s most famous works are depictions of women; but who were these women? Do they have their own stories to share with the world?
ArtMuse shares the life stories of the women pictured in famous works of art. In doing so, host Grace Anna aims to reshape the ways in which we interpret these well-known works, by paying dues to the women whose images have been immortalized but whose names and stories have been wrongfully overlooked.
Each episode focuses our attention on a specific female muse, sharing their important life and legacy.
ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.
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Episodes
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Bonus Episode: Erin Greenhouse Interviews host Grace Anna
Instead of sharing the stories of the women behind famous works of art, in this special bonus episode, we are sharing a little more about the women behind ArtMuse!
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Juliette Récamier
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Juliette Récamier, a French socialite whose salon attracted some of the greatest politicians, intellectuals, and artists of her time. Her beauty was so great that men lined up to win her affections, including Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Alice Prin, Kiki de Montparnasse
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Alice Prin, better known as Kiki de Montparnasse, a French model, painter, performer, and memoirist during Paris’s jazz-age.
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Dido Elizabeth Belle
Listen to ArtMuse’s two part episode on Dido Elizabeth Belle, England’s first female aristocrat of color.
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Edie Sedgwick
Listen to ArtMuse's two part episode on Edie Sedgwick. She inspired some of the greatest American artists and musicians of the 20th century, from Andy Warhol, to Bob Dylan, to Patti Smith, and the Velvet Underground.
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Luisa Casati
Listen to ArtMuse's two part episode on Luisa Casati, an Italian heiress who used her fortune to create a life of her wildest imagination. She was also one of the most important patrons of her time.
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Lady Emma Hamilton
Listen to ArtMuse’s two part episode on Lady Emma Hamilton. Born into severe poverty, Emma Hamilton worked her way to eventually become England’s first female celebrity.
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Madame de Pompadour
Listen to ArtMuse’s two part episode on Madame de Pompadour, the mistress and political advisor of King Louis XV, and painter François Boucher’s favorite model.
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Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, better known as Sargent’s Madame X, a New Orleans born American socialite who worked her way into the heart of Parisian high socity.
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Simonetta Vespucci
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Simonetta Vespucci, who captured the heart of Florence’s greatest leaders, artists, poets, and intellectuals of her time.
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Audrey Munson
Season Two of ArtMuse kicks of with a two part episode on Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel who modeled for countless statues around New York City.
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Sue Tilley
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Sue Tilley, or Big Sue, the cashier turned model superstar
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Gala Dali
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Gala Dali, the powerhouse behind Gala Dali’s life and career
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Anna Matilda McNeil
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Whitler’s Mother aka Anna Matilda McNeil
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Fillide Melandroni
Listen to ArtMuse’’s episode on Felide Melandroni, one of the most sought after prostitutes of her time and Caravaggio’s muse
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Anna Christina Olson
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Anna Christina Olson, the defiant spirit of Christina’s World
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Dora Maar
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Dora Maar, the weeping woman whose genius is behind Picasso’s greatest masterpiece Guernica
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Elizabeth Siddall
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Elizabeth Siddall, forever frozen in time as Ophelia
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Emilie Louise Flöge
Listen to ArtMuse’s episode on Emilie Louise Flöge, the adored woman from Klimt’s The Kiss
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Victorine-Louise Meurent & Laure
Listen to Artmuse’s episode on Victorine-Louise Meurent & Laure, the superstars of Manet’s Olympia
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Lisa Gherardini
Listen to the very first episode of ArtMuse on Lisa Gherardini aka the Mona Lisa
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Meet the Host
Grace Anna currently works and lives in Brooklyn, NY with her partner and dog. She has been pouring her heart and soul into the making of this podcast and is immensely grateful and excited to be sharing this journey with her listeners!
