Stories of Art

How did William Hogarth transcend his humble origins to become one of the wealthiest artists in 18th century Britain? And in doing so, did he invent a new kind of art? Join Alastair and James as they chart the life and times of that most English of artists - William Hogarth. If you want to see the artworks discussed in this episode you can switch on video in your podcast app at any time. Artworks in this episode: William Hogarth, The Painter and his Pug, 1745, Tate, London William Hogarth, Hogarth's Shop Card, 1720 Marcellus Laroon, Sir James Thornhill, c.1712-15, National Maritime Museum, London Sir James Thornhill, The Painted Hall, 1707-26, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London William Hogarth, Self Portrait, c.1735, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven William Hogarth, Falstaff Examining his Recruits, 1730 William Hogarth, The Cholmondeley Family, 1732, Private Collection William Hogarth, A Harlot's Progress, Plates 1-6, 1732 William Hogarth, A Midnight Modern Conversation, c. 1732, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven Recommended Reading: Jenny Uglow, William Hogarth: A Life and a World, 1998 Mark Hallett, Hogarth, 2007 Jacqueline Riding, Hogarth: Life in Progress, 2022 ————————— Follow Stories of Art on Instagram: @storiesofart.heni For more great art content visit www.heni.com or visit the Heni Talks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HENITalks Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox Additional Research: Catherine Ingram Social Producer: Grace Dewar Producer and Editor: Ben Harding Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac

Is The Garden of Earthly Delights the strangest painting in all of art history? Is Bosch's bizarre masterpiece a vision of paradise or apocalyptic doom? And what's with all the giant fruit? Join Alastair and James as they dive headlong into the weird and wonderful world of Hieronymus Bosch. If you want to see the artworks discussed in this episode you can switch on video in your podcast app at any time. Artworks in this episode: Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490-1500, Museo del Prado, Madrid Hieronymus Bosch, Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns), c.1490/1510, The National Gallery, London Hieronymus Bosch, The Adoration of the Magi, c.1494, Museo del Prado, Madrid Salvador Dalí, The Great Masturbator, 1929, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid Recommended Reading: Matthijs Ilsink et al, Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman: Catalogue Raisonné, 2016 ————————— Follow Stories of Art on Instagram: @storiesofart.heni For more great art content visit www.heni.com or visit the Heni Talks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HENITalks Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox Additional Research: Catherine Ingram Social Producer: Grace Dewar Producer and Editor: Ben Harding Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac

How did Lee Miller find her way into Hitler's apartment on the day his death was announced? And did what she witness in the Nazi concentration camps change her forever? Join Alastair and James as they conclude the story of one of art history's most remarkable photographers - Lee Miller. If you want to see the artworks discussed in this episode you can switch on video in your podcast app at any time. Artworks in this episode: Lee Miller, The Deputy Bürgermeister's daughter (Regina Lisso), 1945 Margaret Bourke-White, The Leipzig Suicides, 1945 Lee Miller, Fire Masks, London, England, 1941 Lee Miller, Non-conformist Chapel, 1940 Robert Capa, US troops assault Omaha Beach during the D-Day landings, 1944 Lee Miller, Bad Burns Case, 1944 Lee Miller, Beaten SS Prison Guard, 1945 Lee Miller, US soldiers examine a rail truck load of dead prisoners, 1945 Lee Miller, Dead SS Prison Guard Floating in Canal, 1945 Lee Miller and David E. Scherman, Lee Miller in Hitler's Bathtub, 1945 Lee Miller and David E. Scherman, David E. Scherman in Hitler's Bathtub, 1945 Recommended Reading: Anthony Penrose, The Lives of Lee Miller, 1985 Carolyn Burke, Lee Miller: On Both Sides of the Camera, 2006 ————————— Follow Stories of Art on Instagram: @storiesofart.heni For more great art content visit www.heni.com or visit the Heni Talks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HENITalks Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox Additional Research: Catherine Ingram Social Producer: Grace Dewar Producer and Editor: Ben Harding Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac

How did Lee Miller transform herself from Jazz Age beauty to Surrealist photographer in 1930s Paris? And what lay behind her extraordinary capacity for reinvention? Join Alastair and James as they tell the first part of the remarkable story of the American model, artist, photojournalist and celebrity chef Lee Miller. If you want to see the artworks discussed in this episode you can switch on video in your podcast app at any time. Artworks in this episode: Lee Miller and David E. Scherman, Lee Miller in Hitler's Bathtub, 1945 Lee Miller, Charlie Chaplin with Chandelier, 1932 Lee Miller, Untitled (Severed Breast from Radical Surgery), c.1930 Man Ray, Indestructible Object (or Object to Be Destroyed), 1964 (replica of 1923 original), The Museum of Modern Art, New York Lee Miller, Joseph Cornell, c.1933 Lee Miller, From the Top of the Great Pyramid, 1938 Lee Miller, Portrait of Space, Al Bulyaweb, near Siwa, Egypt, 1937 Lee Miller, Eileen Agar, 1937 Lee Miller, Picnic, Mougins (Nusch and Paul Eluard, Roland Penrose, Man Ray and Ady Fidelin), 1937 Pablo Picasso, Lee Miller, 1937, Private Collection/National Galleries of Scotland Recommended Reading: Anthony Penrose, The Lives of Lee Miller, 1985 Carolyn Burke, Lee Miller: On Both Sides of the Camera, 2006 ————————— Follow Stories of Art on Instagram: @storiesofart.heni For more great art content visit www.heni.com or visit the Heni Talks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HENITalks Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox Additional Research: Catherine Ingram Social Producer: Grace Dewar Producer and Editor: Ben Harding Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac

What does the Bayeux Tapestry tell us about the events of 1066? Did King Harold really get an arrow in the eye? And does the Tapestry really depict a bizarre medieval sex scandal? Join Alastair and James as they tell the story of Bayeux Tapestry and explore what it tells us about the power of art to shape the historical imagination. Follow Stories of Art on Instagram: @storiesofart.heni If you want to see the artworks discussed in this episode you can switch on video in your podcast app at any time. Artworks in this episode: The Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century Recommended Reading: The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest by David Musgrove and Michael Lewis, 2026 For more great art content visit www.heni.com or visit the Heni Talks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HENITalks Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox Additional Research: Laura Sovilla Social Producer: Grace Dewar Producer and Editor: Ben Harding Executive Producer: Emma Cahusac