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2. Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait

Episode 2 of 4

Aussie comedian and art historian Hannah Gadsby explores Jan van Eyck's 15th century ‘Arnolfini Portrait’. From 2015.

Aussie comedian and art historian Hannah Gadsby continues her comedy lectures about four masterpieces of art.

This time she's exploring Jan Van Eyck's masterpiece 'The Arnolfini Portrait'.

Hannah reveals how she first came to study the portrait, the mystery behind it and why people have remained so fascinated by it down the years.

Plus she puts an image of Vladimir Putin in your head that you will find hard to shake.

Born in Tasmania, Hannah's first encounters with art were solely through books. When she worked in a bookshop after graduating, she realised the craze for Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' had parallels with critics' sleuth-like 'readings' of 'The Arnolfini Portrait'.

Written and performed by Hannah Gadsby.

With her Quotebot aka John Lloyd.

Script Editor: Jon Hunter

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in March 2015.

3 months left to listen

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Feb 2023 23:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Hannah Gadsby
Performer John Lloyd
Producer Claire Jones
Writer Hannah Gadsby

Broadcasts

  • Wed 11 Mar 2015 23:00
  • Sun 29 Apr 2018 23:30
  • Sun 8 Dec 2019 23:15
  • Thu 22 Jul 2021 22:45
  • Fri 10 Feb 2023 23:00