Vermeer and the Hidden Catholicism of his Art
Risking Enchantment
"At the touch of Vermeer's brush, the canvas transforms, so to speak, into a spectral, silver-backed mirror; into a magical retina... we are elevated from the realm of reality into the paradise of essentiality." Paul Claudel Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Greg Daly Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Follow Greg on social media: @GregDalyIC, @thirstygargoyle http://thethirstygargoyle.blogspot.com/ Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Works mentioned: (All are paintings by Vermeer unless otherwise stated) Girl with a Pearl Earring The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt Belshazzar's Feast by Rembrandt Saint Praxedis Christ in the House of Martha and Mary The Procuress Woman with a Pearl Necklace Woman Holding a Balance Woman Reading a Letter The Astronomer The Geographer Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid The Lacemaker Vermeer by Paul Claudel, Salmagundi Magazine The Allegory of Faith How Catholic Art Saved the Faith by Elizabeth Lev Vermeer's Pregnant Women: On Human Generation and Pictorial Representation by Karin Leonhard The Allegory of Painting The Little Street A Hidden Life Review What We're Enjoying at the Moment: Greg: Middlemarch by George Eliot Rachel: The Sleeping Beauty Ballet, The Gentlemen, Uncut Gems, 1917