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Film Director Phil Grabsky and art-lover Laura Bentham meet each week to talk about paintings that inspire or excite them. Listen to their ‘Painting of the Week’ and explore some of the world’s most amazing art. For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcast
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Signup to Generate a PitchFilm Director Phil Grabsky and art-lover Laura Bentham meet each week to talk about paintings that inspire or excite them. Listen to their ‘Painting of the Week’ and explore some of the world’s most amazing art.
Recent episodes include "Edouard Manet, A Bar At The Folies Bergere" (29 October 2026, 33 minutes), "Claude Lorrain, Seaport With The Embarkation Of The Queen Of Sheba" (22 October 2026, 36 minutes), and "Piero Della Francesca, The Flagellation Of Christ - with author Michael Harrison" (15 October 2026, 39 minutes).
Painting of the Week Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 110 episodes.
Booking probability for Painting of the Week Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Painting of the Week Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Painting of the Week Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
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Painting of the Week Podcast is an arts podcast with 110 episodes published.
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Episode #7
This episode explores an iconic work which offers the viewer a vibrant yet somewhat unsettling glimpse of Parisian life - one which challenges our perceptions of how we look at art and how art looks back at us...
Episode #6
Among the first works to be bought by the National Gallery when it opened in 1824, this monumental work shows a reimagined biblical scene, but what deeper meanings can be uncovered within it? Support the show
Episode #5
This enigmatic panel may be small, but its astonishing use of perspective and the mysterious identity of the main figures have Phil and Laura getting excited in conversation with author Michael Harrison. Support the show
Episode #3
It is probably the most famous painting in the world but just what is behind its enduring appeal? Phil and Laura unpick the many meanings behind that mysterious smile... Support the show
Episode #2
Created during her traumatic divorce from Diego Rivera, this is one of the most recognisable of Kahlo's 50+ self-portraits, capturing vitality and endurance rather than despair at a time of great pain... Support the show
Episode #1
Phil & Laura kick off the new season with some piping hot gossip from a century ago. Why was this stunning painting at the centre of one of the 19th century art world's most infamous feuds? Support the show
Painting of the Week Podcast
In this special bonus episode, Phil talks to artist, author, broadcaster and frequent Exhibition on Screen contributor Lachlan Goudie about one of the world's most famous paintings, which features in his brilliant new...
Episode #10
To finish off Season 7, we have a gorgeous watercolour by the one and only J. M. W. Turner, which depicts Exhibition on Screen's hometown of Brighton circa 1824, complete with Royal Pavilion and the Chain Pier which was...
Episode #9
A classic image of the "four seasons in one day" that epitomises British weather, there is much more to this picturesque Constable landscape than first meets the eye... Support the show
Episode #8
Phil and Laura are joined by author and filmmaker Howard Burton for this episode, which examines an intriguing portrait of the 23 year old female artist's three sisters and a maid playing chess, a pastime typically...
Episode #7
Phil is once again with Wendy Smith - Assistant Director of the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, Washington - and this time they are examining a monumental ink and paper collage depicting a 'river' of migrating Alaskan...
Episode #6
In this episode, Phil and Laura speak with author Michael Schreiber about a deeply symbolic work by , painted Bernard Perlin, who was rejected from the US military during WW2 for being openly gay, nevertheless went on...
Episode #5
A real treat for you in this episode, as Phil goes on a field trip to London to meet with Xavier Bray, Director of the Wallace Collection, and discuss one of Caravaggio’s most controversial works, the focus of their...
Episode #4
For this week's episode, Phil speaks with author & art dealer Deborah Pollack about Hermann Herzog’s steamy Florida wilderness, which he depicted in over 300 paintings, earning him the unofficial status as 'the artist...
Painting of the Week Podcast
Captivated by Breton peasants in their striking costumes on a summer trip to the countryside in 1888, the wonderful American artist Cecilia Beaux was honing her skills with this intriguing portrait. The influence of the...
Painting of the Week Podcast
This week’s focus in an artist who has been called ‘the British Caravaggio’. This eerie candlelit scene shows a scientific experiment in the ‘Age of Reason’, capturing the drama of the event, the limits of human...
Episode #1
It’s a new year and a new season of Painting of the Week! We’re starting off with one of the 20th century’s best-known artworks, beloved for its technical skill and its touching depiction of dignity in old age, and...
Painting of the Week Podcast
Laura and Phil get into the Christmas spirit by seeking out festive artworks and having a giggle along the way. What artworks does your Christmas lunch make you think of? You may be surprised at Laura and Phil’s...
Episode #10
Finishing season 6 off on a high, we have special guest David Bickerstaff - co-director of Exhibition on Screen’s ‘Caravaggio’ - exploring the true nature of the artist behind the ‘Bad Boy of Baroque’ persona... Support...
Episode #9
Painted before his 25th birthday, this monumental 2m x 3m work was supposed to be Seurat’s big break but was rejected by the 1884 Salon... Support the show
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