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Louis Sullivan was an architect working in Chicago at the dawn of the skyscraper. He sought to define a new, bold style of design in [Read more]

Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier’s style was realistic and detailed, with a dark, almost somber color palette. And for a long time, she remained an unknown, [Read more]

This 2015 episode covers Artemisia Gentileschi, often called the greatest female painter of the Baroque period. Her work is extraordinary, and reflects the influences of [Read more]

Holly and Tracy discuss the commercial nature of Canaletto’s work. They also talk about how Lully managed to achieve his many ambitions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for [Read more]

Jean-Baptistle Lully is perhaps best known for the unusual circumstances of his death. But he lived a fascinating life that would rival any fictional rags-to-riches [Read more]

Canaletto rose to fame painting remarkable views of Venice. He became especially popular with wealthy tourists, who commissioned his paintings as souvenirs of their travels. [Read more]

This 2017 episode covers Great Zimbabwe, a massive stone city in southeastern Africa that was a thriving trade center from the 11th to 15th centuries. [Read more]

Tracy and Holly discuss the ways they speculate about the backstories of the many finds that appear on Unearthed! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To wrap up Unearthed! for spring 2023, we’ve got potpourri, jewelry and adornments, edibles and potables, mistaken identity stories, repatriations, and the always popular shipwrecks. [Read more]

The first part of our spring 2023 edition of Unearthed! features updates, books and letters, fabric, mummies, and a whole bunch of stuff involving skulls [Read more]