Liliana Leopardi: Art & Alchemy at the Uffizi

Liliana Leopardi joins us for an update on the Art & Alchemy exhibition at the Uffizi which ended last month in Florence. Liliana goes over the themes touched upon in the Italian-language-only exhibition catalogue, and reveals the inner workings of Medici alchemical experimentation leading up to the Age of Enlightenment. Also discussed is the relation of alchemy and religion to human sacrifice, as well as the fascinating history of the Wunderkammer, or Cabinet of Curiosities.

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Liliana Leopardi: Art & Alchemy at the Uffizi is an episode from RADIO - Jesse Waugh by Jesse Waugh.

This episode is 52:05 long.

This episode was published on Apr 18, 2013.

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