Art of History

Amanda Matta

Episodes from history, viewed through great works of art. No pre-reqs required! New episodes every month. Hosted by Amanda Matta, art historian and TikTok's favorite royal commentator.

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Art of History

Episodes (54)

Sep 26, 2025 Free as a Verb: Art, Speech, and Conflict in Antebellum America
Aug 29, 2025 The New Modern: The Post-Impressionists
Jul 17, 2025 The Real Venus: Simonetta Vespucci (presenting ArtMuse Podcast)

Art of History

Sep 26, 2025
44½ minutes
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What did “free speech” mean before the Civil War...and what did it cost? Today, I'm exploring how Americans have debated the meaning of liberty through words, images, and even violence beginning with Samuel Jennings’s 1792 painting 'Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences' in 1790. Commissioned by Philadelphia’s Library Company, this version of liberty is imagined as a goddess who uses her staff to bestow knowledge and emancipation. Fast forward six decades, and a very different rod appears in the infamous 1856 caning of Senator Charles Sumner, captured in the print engraving 'Southern Chivalry.' Here, a gold-topped cane beco...

Art of History

Free as a Verb: Art, Speech, and Conflict in Antebellum America

Amanda Matta

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