A Passion for Sculpture Podcasts
A podcast series showcasing the arresting power of sculpture. Each participant is asked to describe the first encounter with a work of art they love and the memory of that moment.
Episode 1
Emerson Bowyer
The magnificent over life-size portrait bust of Niccolò Paganini by David d’Angers (1788-1856) surprised and inspired Emerson Bowyer, Searle Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculpture at the Chicago Institute of Art
Episode 2
Elyse Nelson
The seductive and erotic marble of the reclining Endymion by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) is uncovered by Elyse Nelson, Assistant Curator, Dept European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Episode 3
Yuichi Kodai
The Sir John Soane Museum, London transformed the viewpoint of Japanese Architect Yuichi Kodai when he first encountered it aged 17
Episode 4
Lorenzo Principi
A funerary monument by Silvio Cosini (c.1495- after 1547) at Volterra set the heart of Lorenzo Principi racing as he caught sight of it in the semi darkness of the church of San Lino
