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Curious
Hi World. I’m excited to make a quick announcement. The Ancient Art Podcast and Curious.com have teamed up to host episodes of the podcast at Curious.com. If you head on over to...
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59: Witches’ Sabbath
« prev 1 2 3 next » (31 Photos) Greetings gashlycrumbs! Two years after its original release, I am now publishing the full & complete episode with highlighted content previously...
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60: Comets & Antiquity, Halley’s Comet, ISON, Apophis, and More
« prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 next » (67 Photos) Hello fellow travelers and welcome back to the Ancient Art Podcast. I’m the astrolabe to your Copernicus, Lucas Livingston. Over the last...
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61: Dogs in Antiquity: Xoloitzcuintli & Colima
Hi friends. This is Lucas Livingston. As you may know, the Ancient Art Podcast is a labor of love with a staff of one and a budget of zero. If you enjoy the podcast and want to see it continue, I...
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62: Dogs in Antiquity: China
Welcome to the Ancient Art Podcast. I’m your host and the flea on the hide of antiquity, Lucas Livingston. This is the second of a three-part series on dogs in antiquity. Last time we explored the...
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63: Dogs in Antiquity: Greece & Rome
This article includes additional highlighted information not found in the video. This is the third installment of a three-part series on dogs in antiquity. First we explored the ancient hairless...
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64: Striding Horned Wild Man
The following blog post features additional content not included in the video podcast. Enjoy! Hello fellow explorers! Welcome back to the Ancient Art Podcast. I’m your intrepid host, Lucas Livingston....
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Age of Indulgence: Beer and Wine in the Era of Jane Austen
My thanks to the Jane Austen Society of North America, Greater Chicago Region for the opportunity to research and present this lecture. This web page gathers many of the quotes, references, and...
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65: Gandharan Stupa Reliquary
« prev 1 ... 3 4 5 next » (54 Photos) Hello and welcome back to the Ancient Art Podcast. I’m your host, Lucas Livingston. Thousands of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago pass...
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66: Star Wars and Stupas
Welcome back to the Ancient Art Podcast. I’m Lucas Livingston. We’re picking up where we left off with the Gandharan Stupa Reliquary in the Art Institute of Chicago. You’ll want to be sure to check...
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67: Buddha’s Past Lives – Dipankara and Shakyamuni
« prev 1 2 next » (19 Photos) For years, walking through the cavernous corridors of the Art Institute of Chicago, I had long passed by this crowded carving. The figures are certainly well...
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68: Hercules and Buddha Walk into a Bar
« prev 1 2 next » (19 Photos) Hello and welcome back to the Ancient Art Podcast, pumping straight into your soft brain matter since 2006. I’m the cerebral spelunker of antiquity, Lucas...
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How to build a PVC pipe wagon canopy
Captain Sputnik’s Carney Barnacle turned into Lord Wolfhart’s Pimped-Out Pennsic Ride Because why would you roll with a plain Radio Flyer when you could rock with a pimped out DIY medieval wagon...
View ArticleTen Years of the Ancient Art Podcast
Hey folks! This is Lucas Livingston from the Ancient Art Podcast, serving up hot meals of antiquity since 2006 with a healthy side of smack! Yeah, that’s right. 10 years. A good decade now. Going way...
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69: On Ramp to the Silk Road
Greeting weary travelers and welcome to the Ancient Art Podcast. I’m Lucas Livingston, the Polo to your Marco on our thrilling journey of ancient adventure. Imagine once-upon-a-time hundreds of years...
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70: Drinking along the Silk Road: Wine in China
Horse, China, Tang dynasty (618–907 A.D.), first half of 8th century, Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.1212. « prev 1 2 3 next » (30 Photos) Hello friend! Welcome! I’m Lucas Livingston,...
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Cycladic Statue of a Female Figurine – Coloring the Past (71)
Cycladic Female Figure, 2600-2400 BC, Art Institute of Chicago
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Tinted Venus – Painted Aphrodite – Coloring the Past (72)
Tinted Venus by John Gibson, 1862, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Many sculptural works from the ancient world were once beautifully colored. This is an excerpt of my gallery talk “Coloring the Past” in...
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Zeuxis and Parrhasius, Pliny the Elder, Roman Painting – Coloring the Past (73)
Adriaen van der Spelt and Frans van Mieris, Trompe-l’Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain, 1658, Art Institute of Chicago (1949.585) Pliny the Elder shares with us the tale of dueling...
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Etruscan Gigantomachy, Gods vs Giants – Coloring the Past (74)
Battle Between Gods and Giants, Etruscan, Art Institute of Chicago We examine the use of color in ancient art to designate role, status, nature, and more, and discuss causes for the disappearance of...
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