A rich and wonderful conversation between two people who know and love their subject. We are enriched by their presence.

Why was Waldemar Januszczcak NOT my art history teacher? I would have been a super student had he been my teacher. Everyone who loves art and art history - just view every single video of his. He completely expands and enriches the viewer's mind. WJ is UK's Art History phenom and national treasure.

@sidmac50

3 жыл бұрын

I have asked myself that question so many times!!!

@mihiec

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@JimOverbeckgenius

2 жыл бұрын

The vast number of inaccuracies and falsifications in J. Anus Hack's art videos should remind students just how great the loathing for critics, interpreters and other inartistic slime is felt by artists themselves.

@thebadgerno.1872

Жыл бұрын

Here here!! He’s a great Art Teacher I love his documentaries & podcasts…I think he should do a lot more Podcasts & Audio books

@Ki_Thi

Жыл бұрын

@@JimOverbeckgeniusaw actual name calling in an old master video comment section. Yes his claims are big and he loves looking at things from weird and untold angles. That’s why it’s thought provoking. He’s not peddling dogma’s like a quack.

As a Caravaggio devotee, how I enjoyed this talk.

I was raised in the States and lacked the resources to experience for myself the museums of Europe. I searched KZread for virtual tour videos of The Louvre and Hermitage etc.. That was my only option to experience the art of Europe. But I was only observing the visual anesthetics of the paintings, sculpture etc. Until I stumbled upon The Renaissance Unchained. I was no longer just gawking, slack jawed in awe at history's artistic treasures. Thanks to Waldemar I now had the who, when, where and why story behind the art that I admired. His shared knowledge has eased my uncertainty and provided a comprehensive timeline of world history thru the art and artists of the past. I recently heard someone describe Waldemar as the David Attenborough of art history. I'd like to think both David and Waldemar would enjoy the comparison.

Waldemar is a refreshing change in the art world would love to attend a discussion and as someone already commented presents excellent TV 👍

Always a pleasure listening to Waldemar

Januszczak: The Anti-Hoitie Toitie art critic. With him, it's ALWAYS about the art. If you think it's about him, it's only because he wants to LEAD YOU to the art and share it with you because he wants YOU to revel in it and adore it as much as he does.

@denizebainbridge3475

2 жыл бұрын

Dont be so unpleasant.

@bodhibilly5321

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be offtopic but does anyone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost the account password. I would love any assistance you can give me

@franciscohen1299

2 жыл бұрын

@Bodhi Billy instablaster ;)

@dalascoronas

2 жыл бұрын

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@andyskelton7223

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I totally agree with you, he really is the no 1 art critic to watch 👏

Could listen to Waldemar for days!

I am in awe of art historian Waldemar Januszczak’s easy (not for us) and intimate knowledge of the lives of so many artists as if they were his closest relatives. To know and remember hidden historical and personal facts about the artists and within paintings and sculpture with such passion and often wit and humor has me wide eyed and exclaiming “Really? I had no idea! How fascinating!” I’m loving learning so much and cannot get enough of his films. If I were British I’d say Mr. Januszczak is “wicked awesome”!

Ya this guy knows his stuff. Very articulate. Love how he knows the context and specific historical information that help make the art come alive and elevated.

I am watching and rewatching every video that Waldemar has made. These are the most informative, brilliant entertaining videos I have seen, The man is pure magic. I have learnt so much. Thank you Waldemar from the bottom of my heart.

Caravaggio would approve the lighting used in this video!

@jubilada2001

3 жыл бұрын

well observed!

@lisaowens5258

3 жыл бұрын

@@jubilada2001 55⁵

@gordygibson8776

3 жыл бұрын

Voices coming out of the darkness - an apt metaphor for Caravaggio's brilliance.

Completely fascinating conversation between two incredibly intelligent people. I can't believe it took me five years to find it.

@supportservices8826

2 жыл бұрын

I wish to second a previous comment pertaining to allowing the paintings to remain on display for online viewers as long as the work is being discussed. You know as humans, we are quite adept at listening and viewing information! simultaneously. Otherwise, the presentation by the guest and presenter were extraordinarily erudite!!!

@lisap9936

Жыл бұрын

@@supportservices8826 I absolutely agree with this. It’s the only “criticism” l have of the video.

I loved this conversation. After watching several of Waldemar's documentaries, it was nice to see him talk with a person on his level. I have my own Caravaggio story. My daughter was an au pair during her gap year (1996-97) for a family whose town was on the commuter rail to Paris. The mother took my daughter -- along with her children -- to the Louvre on my daughter's first day in France. At that time, Caravaggio's (I believe) La Buona Ventura was in the same room as the Mona Lisa. The little tour group went directly to the Caravaggio, as the woman loved it. Without telling me the story, we walked into the crowded room. I looked around, stopped and pointed. "That's a Caravaggio." My daughter was taking an art history class at the Sorbonne, told me that her professor loved that painting as much as her employer did. I could recognize it because the Detroit Institute of Art had acquired a Caravaggio and hung it in a place of pride.

That was wonderful! So starved of painting and stimulation during lockdown, this polite swordplay and Waldemar's interpretations of my favourite artist were like manna from heaven. Hope I make it to Valetta once vaccines are in play. Thank you Waldemar x

I love Waldemar, he's such a delight. And he's so good for the art world =)

I went to see the Caravaggio exhibit at the MET in NYC in 1983 while in college. So incredible. I also love Prof. Januszczak 's TV presentations and am so grateful for the posts on KZread so I can view them . Same goes for this post. Thank you so much.

@imsosmart942

3 жыл бұрын

Waldemar for president!!!

@imsosmart942

3 жыл бұрын

I never thought about that before... The talking points in these paintings are those of a wealthy Leisure Class rather than the working class. In that sense, they appealedl to a more erudite audience.

@TheRealBarbDwyer

2 жыл бұрын

Saw your post and had to log in to reply - I went to the same exhibit! Although I'd been to Art School, I had never been to a 'real' Museum and ... well. You were there. Caravaggio taught me *why* they're called 'The Masters'. My very patient friend then endured me going through the Met examining every. Single. Work. It took three days, with another day for the 'Celebration of the Horse' downstairs. The Guggenheim was anit-climactic in comparison for I had not yet experienced Rothko (and for some reason was unable to on that trip) but for me, it'd always be Caravaggio who changed everything. Thanks for being there, too.

@ajalvin2012

2 жыл бұрын

Aww I'm well Jel, you lucky people. Best I've got are a few postcards but I really enjoy them .

@joseffinat966

8 ай бұрын

@@TheRealBarbDwyer,kijk ik weet wat je bedoelt,ik ben geen cowgirl of showgirl ,heb wel wat anders waar ik mee worstel ,maar daar kom ik ook wel over ( zoals gezegd komt men over de staart komt men ook over de hond 🐕 of wil je een hond slaan vind je altijd een stok ,dus dat cryptische kun je wat mij betreft wel achterwege laten ,ben niet zo’n doffer met een drang van die wil op tv nou echt niet ,dan ben je echt verkeerd voorgelicht,zonder licht

Waldemar and the infinite joy of art

First off I have to say I love Waldemar Januszczak's films. If he could paint as good as he presents we would have another famous painter on the planet. I love that with his education he pronounces words ending in "ing" as "ink."

@mihiec

3 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍

@joseffinat966

8 ай бұрын

Ja het woord fatsoen moet het nog steeds doen,alleen weten velen nog niet wat dat inhoudt, gluren bij de buren is ook zo’n fatsoensnorm,daar stijgen zij ver daarboven noemen elkaar de fatsoensrakkers Halleluja, H Alle-lu-ja 😮

Waldemar Januszczak being himself: a passionate, fascinating lover of art and truth.

I always learn something new when hearing Waldemar talk about art.

Great discussion, Waldemar is an amazing communicator and has a unique capacity to share his passion for every work of art to its listeners

Festival of art! This guy is amazing

Waldemar is wonderful. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to listen to one of his brilliant and entertaining lectures.

Waldemar 's nuanced vocabulary is always worth a pile of art books. The paintings under discussion were not shown to viewers for long enough.

Waldemir you are the best👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I was lucky enough to see this exhibition a few years ago. It was fantastic. This is a great talk, Waldy is a great conveyor of knowledge and enthusiasm. I will listen again now and relive the exhibition by looking at the catalogue!

Woo Hoo! What an amazing way to bring the art to life!! Thank You Letizia and Waldermar, magic duo.

Wonderful discussion, opened my eyes to many other artists!

Absolutely love this interview.

He sounds so different when he's just talking. Yea. He is really making my art journey enjoyable.

Terrific interview! A thoroughly interesting man. Can't get enough!

Who can paint glass a tear drop he is unreal l love him

Intelligent and playful conversation on topic that intimately familiar to both participants. He is brilliant to judge Caravaggio in particular - they share strangely ability to enjoy life. Nice touch on early Italian painting from Lombardi. Composition is so familiar to works of Caravaggio

How fascinating to listen to these two! Brilliant!🌟

This is utube at its best ❣️

Excellent discussion - very informative and enlightening. I wish they had shown the paintings better - not from the screen, and kept them up longer while they were discussed

Thank you Waldemar! 👍

Very good program, thank you!

I love Waldemar 😘

Thank you for this. The exhibition was absolutely breathtaking, really enjoyed the extra insight this video brings.

Wonderful interview/debate. I regret it took me five years to discover it..

Loved it. Fantastic conversation about a truly awesome subject.

Great art historian. Waldemar!

Couldn't see many of the pictures! Enjoyed the discussion. So nice conversation!

By the way, your presentation style and common touch ( for the want of a better phrase ) is second to none for me and my Mrs. Thanks.

She was being a bit suppressed by his enthusiasm and strong opinions on the art, I think she had her own differing opinions but for the sake of the program and fluidity she did not disagree.

I love the dialoque between them - but really wish that it was possible to look more on the paintings while they talk

I paint alot of master copies throughout the year and I’m beyond grateful for your willingness to provide such high quality photos of so many paintings I need detailed access to. Thank you from 🇺🇸

Such a wonderful conversation about Caravaggio and his innovation in art. I’ve been listening to another podcast about Caravaggio as I prepare for a trip to Italy and I can’t wait to see you some of his works “in situ.”

É muito gratificante para mim ter o conteúdo do The National Gallery disponível aqui no Brasil! Obrigado, também sou pintor e admiro muito Caravaggio! It is very gratifying for me to have The National Gallery content here available in Brazil! Thank you, I am also painting and I admire a lot of Caravaggio!

Bellissima lezione su Caravaggio e i cavaraggeschi! Interessantissima!Grazie!

E felicidades com seu bebê, seguramente nascerá num berço da arte! Parabéns! And happiness with her baby, he will be born certainly in a cradle of the art! Congratulations!

Now, that was brilliant🥰🎉💐

Very interesting. Thank you

I could die for Letizia

@quinnsine1650

Жыл бұрын

This comment should be pinned

What a most provocative, intelligent, and articulate duo involved in this presentation. Unfortunately, the camera should go and stay longer with the paintings.

There is no one finer in the art world than this amazing man. While the snooty and arrogant ones turn people away with haughty pontification, Januszczak woos you into his delightful world of beauty, humor, and wisdom. Where was he when I was taking Art History??

Can't wait to see the exhibition in January!

This excellent vid makes me wish there were an interpreter of equal quality and skill who could shed light on the music of various styles and eras. In any event, it's clear that the genuinely curious art lover can learn a great deal from Professor Januszczak. Thank you!

@richardholmquist7316

4 жыл бұрын

I kept thinking of Monteverdi throughout this film, the protean figure of the early Baroque in music and exact contemporary of Caravaggio. Without him the music of Bach, Handel & Vivaldi would have been much different - but they worked a century and more after Monteverdi and had scarcely ever heard of him. Yet Monteverdi all but invented opera, which would have had no impact on history without him. Monteverdi assured , historically, the polarization of the treble and bass lines in Baroque music, thus the tearing apart of the equality of voices in 16th c. music. Extremes balance each other: high and low, close and distant (literally, in the 1610 Vespers' echo passages), the development of the monodic solo voice versus the dramatic use of instruments, etc., etc. None of these were characteristic of 16th c. music. Like Caravaggio, Monteverdi's always reaching out to grab you, not waiting for you to enter in. Music history has correctly recognized the revolution Monteverdi created.

@robertmusacchio9409

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this information, yes it certainly adds something to this discussion of the 'invention' of the Baroque

@gscasale7772

2 жыл бұрын

@Richard Holmquist beautiful. Thank you for this. Listening to Vespers 1610 now ...

Stupendous commentary and narrative. I’d only previously had vague views about Januszczak. Not any more. He’s such an authority on Caravaggio.

Caravaggio best figurative painter EVER plus started real realism hugest infkuence on art.& other painters still big influence plus he was a bad ass !!

So Waldemar, why do you speak so slowly on your programs? Do you think the masses won't be able to catch up at normal speed? I love them all by the way. The Mary Magdalene one was great. Keep'em coming!

BRAVO!

Awesome

I love this man! He's sooooo...yummy. lol. History is much more interest when he talks

@johnmc3862

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear.

Wonderful discussion. Improvement would be to show more of the paintings and a less of two people taking to each about about art works that are almost not shown.

Very interesting....

I especially admire the way WJ thinks about technique through the lens of contemporary technologies that would cause aspects of the art to emerge for new audiences.

Bravo W. J.!!!

First-rate! thankyou.

He looks great for his age!

Only problem is, he/they, talk so much about the paintings including details that you may have missed first glance, that you can’t see the works while W. Is holding forth and personally felt l was missing out on so much. Even felt l wanted to skip stuff which l lost access and reference to. Yes , OK l appreciate Waldemar’s enthusiasm as always, but have enjoyed his videos dealing with one or two closely related artists like Gauguin and Van Gogh for example where longer time is spent viewing one or two paintings and their details. As an art student l was very lucky to have an amazingly passionate drawing teacher who l will never forget. ( Sadly RIP as he was a chain smoker). He taught me so much, enthused me so much, l owe him so much. Gave me confidence. He possessed the same animated passion as W.

Interesting that the lighting of both participants is Caravaggio-like - strongly directional with lots of dark region throwing forward the people. See also, Hollywood and 'film noir'.

Very interesting conversation but too few views of pictures too much time viewing the speakers. Why?

Regarding caravaggio's eroticism, and his patrons or non patrons, I've always heard that Caravaggio had a patron who was a higher up in the Catholic Church, a certain cardinal, with Tendencies towards young boys, who purchased many of these paintings.

Interesting discussion. But it would have helped if the cameras had spent more time on the images, and less on the speakers. Better, simply use the video feed and speak over it, when particularly when pieces are being discussed.

You are a Boss. Cheers brother @kingspaint

Looks like a Caravaggio lit painting..

Ricotta may have been "cheaper" but like so many things that the peasants ended up with, it's actually healthier. Less fat and salt.

Subtle competition between these two. You can feel it.....

Waldemar!

Is the lighting and modern still-life here a play on Caravaggio?

Such a handsome man....

The paintings are as a matter of fact only showed in such short time , each of them. While they ARE the subject of the talking. Fantastic vid this is and I find it a pitty .....

WHY was the camera not focused on the paintings as much as on the speakers?? We know what they look like.

could one say...caravacio was the martin scorcese of his times? Cinematic wise. Most kind regards..Belgique.

Well man, you need to get attention amongst many. No one talks about that.

Show the pictures while you talk!! Not just a glimpse in the dark!

@jsb7975

4 жыл бұрын

@George Richards c'mon !🤨

Michelangelo put himself in his art multiple times - he was perhaps the most important influence on Caravaggio.

I wish they would show more of the pictures than the hosts

an hour and a half time flies when im having fun top trumps

They should show more of the pictures Less of the talkers.

I like how the opening image chosen (boy bitten by lizard) is also coincidentally my profile picture haha

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Great minds....

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Good lecture, but I would have like a special mention of de La Tour. Caravaggio influence is so obvious.

I know this is an old video, but I would suggest the creators spend more pictorial time on the art than on featuring the personalities of the art historians.

Séract cheeky

It would be much better documentary if the director & the camera man gave us more time looking at the paintings rather than the Valdemar & Letizia, specially when they are talking and pointing to the paintings, but the technicians insist on ignoring that. It's ridiculous and bad taste.

I wonder if the stage lighting and black background was on purpose, very Caravaggio...