🎬 Filmmakers combining unlimited curiosity & meticulous research 🪜 Visit EXPLORING ART HISTORY: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/ 🚘 Website: https://ideasroadshow.com/https://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mra7gbytfk2c🐌 Most of the contrade in Siena have an allied & adversary contrada, typically a neighbour. To name an example, the 🐌 Chiocciola’s rival is 🐢 Tartuca, its allies are Istrice, 🐅 Pantera & 🦏 Selva. Read more: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-contrade-of-siena 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art22 Jul 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra7gbytfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mrf332p3522xWe just released a new video podcast with Carina Popovici, the founder of Art Recognition, a global leader in AI art authentication. 🗃️ #arthistory #AI #art #tech https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wnZusxj6KX23cJlXENxfC?si=6d819f8e875c441324 Jul 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf332p3522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mra7gbytfk2c🐌 Most of the contrade in Siena have an allied & adversary contrada, typically a neighbour. To name an example, the 🐌 Chiocciola’s rival is 🐢 Tartuca, its allies are Istrice, 🐅 Pantera & 🦏 Selva. Read more: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-contrade-of-siena 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art22 Jul 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra7gbytfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mr5dn2g7jc2c🦅 🏴 Siena’s tendency to form associations was already firmly established in the 13th century and is today still evident in the city’s contrade (districts) within the medieval city walls. 🔎 Read more here: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-contrade-of-siena 🗃️ #arthistory 🏺 #medievalsky #art #Italy21 Jul 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5dn2g7jc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mr5dn2g7jc2c🦅 🏴 Siena’s tendency to form associations was already firmly established in the 13th century and is today still evident in the city’s contrade (districts) within the medieval city walls. 🔎 Read more here: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-contrade-of-siena 🗃️ #arthistory 🏺 #medievalsky #art #Italy21 Jul 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5dn2g7jc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mr3mqm3xzs2zDuring our visit to Siena's Duomo last week we were so lucky that ALL mosaics were uncovered! More details in this essay: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-art-of-theology 🗃️ #arthistory 🏺 #medievalsky #art #mosaicmonday20 Jul 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3mqm3xzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mqyi2hoohc2j🦁 A particularly fantastical, lionesque door-knocker seen in Siena. Life is too short to be boring! 🚗 Join our travel journey here 🔽 🛋️ armchair travellers are welcome: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art #caturday #cat #lion19 Jul 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyi2hoohc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mqmzjcmzjs2z🔎 Anyone who thinks that the shiny black box of AI will magically churn out flawless artistic authentications completely independent of scholarly analysis is deluded." 🗃️ #arthistory #AI #art #tech https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-knowing-eye14 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmzjcmzjs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mqpdf7e2vc2n🚗 Room with a view! We arrived in Siena, one of the highlights of our filming trip in Italy. Subscribe to our Exploring Art History newsletter for artistic updates about this amazing city which has been the canvas for so many great artists! 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art15 Jul 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpdf7e2vc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mqmzjcmzjs2z🔎 Anyone who thinks that the shiny black box of AI will magically churn out flawless artistic authentications completely independent of scholarly analysis is deluded." 🗃️ #arthistory #AI #art #tech https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/the-knowing-eye14 Jul 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmzjcmzjs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mqa3ojtlgs2uWatch 'Mr Whistler's Beautiful World: A conversation with art historian Linda Merrill. Links and an accompanying essay: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/modern-frustrations 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #academia #art #podcast09 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa3ojtlgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mq7tvp235c2fhttps://substack.com/@ideasroadshow/note/c-290477881?r=h2auk&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky #art09 Jul 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7tvp235c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mq4sm27hvs2y🚗 The Tarlati Polyptych (‘Il Polittico’) in situ in Santa Maria della Pieve, Arezzo, by Pietro Lorenzetti, 1320. ☀️ 💛 We entered the church at 7 am & were privileged to be alone with this masterwork. 🧳 Subscribe to our free travel diary here: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky08 Jul 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4sm27hvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mq2rue4x6s2q👁️ In this week’s essay we’re taking a look back & a look forward. A lot has changed since we started our Substack 1 year ago which was first called Behind The Lens and now that we’re fully engaged with art, Exploring Art History. * ▶️ ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/a-look-back 🗃️ #arthistory #art https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/a-look-back07 Jul 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2rue4x6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mq4sm27hvs2y🚗 The Tarlati Polyptych (‘Il Polittico’) in situ in Santa Maria della Pieve, Arezzo, by Pietro Lorenzetti, 1320. ☀️ 💛 We entered the church at 7 am & were privileged to be alone with this masterwork. 🧳 Subscribe to our free travel diary here: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky08 Jul 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4sm27hvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mq2rue4x6s2q👁️ In this week’s essay we’re taking a look back & a look forward. A lot has changed since we started our Substack 1 year ago which was first called Behind The Lens and now that we’re fully engaged with art, Exploring Art History. * ▶️ ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/a-look-back 🗃️ #arthistory #art https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/a-look-back07 Jul 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2rue4x6s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpt677qzx22j🚗 🧳 The Bourges astronomical clock, the oldest (15th century) extant 🕰️ type in France, Bourges Cathedral. A present by Charles VII on the occasion of the baptism of his son, the future Louis XI. 🧳 Full travel diary: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #Gothic #art04 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpt677qzx22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpqmnpmrjk24🚗 We're en route to Italy! Yesterday we stopped in Bourges where we visited the Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges, built in Gothic style, 1195-1230. It is decorated w/ a large number of splendid 13th-c. #stainedglass windows. 🧳 Travel diary: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🗃️ #arthistory #Gothic #art03 Jul 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqmnpmrjk24https://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpg6qpmmks2j"I have two big problems with modern art. The first is that I have no idea what it actually is." 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/modern-frustrations?r=h2auk29 Jun 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpg6qpmmks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpgiqhsobs2sFor Whistler art was not a vehicle for social justice, moral elevation or personal development. The goal of art, all art, was simply to create beauty. Read a thoughtful essay about Whistler, his art & Ten O'Clock, here: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/modern-frustrations. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art29 Jun 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgiqhsobs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpgiqhsobs2sFor Whistler art was not a vehicle for social justice, moral elevation or personal development. The goal of art, all art, was simply to create beauty. Read a thoughtful essay about Whistler, his art & Ten O'Clock, here: https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/modern-frustrations. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art29 Jun 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgiqhsobs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpg6qpmmks2j"I have two big problems with modern art. The first is that I have no idea what it actually is." 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/modern-frustrations?r=h2auk29 Jun 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpg6qpmmks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpdtxojn7c24🏺 🐟 How exquisite! A beautiful #Roman flask from a time when beauty still mattered! 🗃️ #arthistory #archaeology [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdtxojn7c24https://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpbjsrg4d22p🚗 We’re almost ready to go on our Italian Grand Tour! First stop: the Egyptian museum in Turin. 👇 🦁 The line drawings behind the sphinxes show how they would have been presented originally - stunning! Sign up for our travelogue: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🏺 #caturday 🗃️ #arthistory #Egypt #art27 Jun 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbjsrg4d22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mp6tw2frxc24Medieval advice during heatwave: “Sit on the riverbank with your legs in the water and leeches on your legs.” Things are quieter than usual here because of not only a blistering heatwave but also a power outrage for 28 hours which meant no internet = no information. 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky 🏺26 Jun 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6tw2frxc24https://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mpbjsrg4d22p🚗 We’re almost ready to go on our Italian Grand Tour! First stop: the Egyptian museum in Turin. 👇 🦁 The line drawings behind the sphinxes show how they would have been presented originally - stunning! Sign up for our travelogue: ideasroadshow.substack.com 🏺 #caturday 🗃️ #arthistory #Egypt #art27 Jun 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbjsrg4d22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mp6tw2frxc24Medieval advice during heatwave: “Sit on the riverbank with your legs in the water and leeches on your legs.” Things are quieter than usual here because of not only a blistering heatwave but also a power outrage for 28 hours which meant no internet = no information. 🗃️ #arthistory #medievalsky 🏺26 Jun 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6tw2frxc24https://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3mon7c4rgak2e🖌️ Would you like to brush up on common art terms? FRESCO - The fresco (literally ‘fresh’) wall-painting technique dates back to antiquity and was evived during the 20th century by Mexican muralists like Diego Riviera. ... 👇READ MORE👇 #frescofriday 🏺 🗃️ #arthistory https://substack.com/@ideasroadshow/note/c-278455573?r=h2auk&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web19 Jun 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon7c4rgak2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3moxbqzqoq22mPortrait of Galileo by Justus Sustermans, 1635. 🔭 Galileo came from a humanist family & he expressed many research insights through the trendy literary form of a Renaissance dialogue. Read about how beauty impacted his research: 👁️ https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/on-aesthetic-judgements 🗃️ #arthistory #science23 Jun 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxbqzqoq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideasroadshow.bsky.social/post/3moxbqzqoq22mPortrait of Galileo by Justus Sustermans, 1635. 🔭 Galileo came from a humanist family & he expressed many research insights through the trendy literary form of a Renaissance dialogue. Read about how beauty impacted his research: 👁️ https://ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/on-aesthetic-judgements 🗃️ #arthistory #science23 Jun 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:rv6q367suvhlxlwfjebo7qub/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxbqzqoq22m