69. Of Frescoes and a Schedule Change Mini Pod
The Vatican Museums can boast the world's most beautiful frescoes, but just what is a fresco?
22 Jul 202111min
68. Introducing Raphael's "School of Athens"
We begin our look inside the Vatican Museums with an introduction to the deservedly most famous fresco of the four Raphael Rooms. In the background, I wonder whether modern universities are still move...
20 Jul 202122min
67. Of Monks, Friars, and Monasteries Mini Pod
Friars are not monks, and the Catholic Church includes many different sub-groups or orders. Does this matter?
15 Jul 20219min
66, Team Della Rovere and the Vatican Museums
The Warrior Pope was also the first patron of the Vatican Museums. Why would a pope want to make public the nude statues of pagan artists and the books of pagan thinkers?
13 Jul 202117min
65. Pope Julius II: Pro et Contra Mini Pod
We here take a quick look at the moral questions raised by Pope Julius II's outrageous conduct.
8 Jul 20218min
64. St Peter in Chains and Moses in Marble
We make a second trip to the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains, this time to focus on Michelangelo's sculpted Funeral Monument to Pope Julius II.
6 Jul 202122min
63. Big Questions and a Little Map Mini Pod
This Mini Pod reviews the big questions that always lurk in the background of this podcast series and also introduces a new interactive map.
1 Jul 20216min
62. Culture Wars in Rome
We today review the conflicts that divide Ancient, Christian, and Modern Rome, with special attention to the various monuments used by Modern Rome in its struggle to bury the Rome of the Popes. Can we...
29 Jun 202119min
