Verso: An Art History Podcast

By Emma Laramie

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Category: Visual Arts

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Discover the hidden side of art history with Verso. Every other week, we peel back the layers of famous and forgotten masterpieces to reveal the stories that shaped them—art heists, secret paintings, scandals, and more. Whether it’s uncovering the drama behind the canvas or exploring the unexpected connections between art and culture, Verso will change how you see the art, and the world, around you. Want to support the show? Buy me a coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/versopod Email me: hello@versopod.com

Episode Date
Hilma af Klint, Wassily Kandinsky, and Who Really Invented Abstract Art
Sep 07, 2026
John Singer Sargent, Madame X, and The Strap That Scandalized Paris
Aug 24, 2026
The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room
Aug 10, 2026
The Art Thief and His Attic Full of Masterpieces
Jul 27, 2026
The Salon des Refusés: How Napoleon III Accidentally Opened the Door to Modern Art
Jul 13, 2026
The Painter and the Guillotine
Jun 30, 2026
When Bob Dylan Traded an Andy Warhol Painting for a Couch
Jun 15, 2026
Whistler v. Ruskin: The Trial Over a Pot of Paint
Jun 01, 2026
Robert Mapplethorpe and the Corcoran: The Imperfect Moment
May 18, 2026
The Disappearance of Agnes Martin
May 04, 2026
Han van Meegeren: The Last Vermeer
Apr 20, 2026
How Michelangelo's David Became Everybody's Symbol
Apr 06, 2026
Bernini vs Borromini, Part II - What Winning Actually Costs
Mar 23, 2026
Bernini vs Borromini, Part I - The Rivalry that Shaped Rome
Mar 09, 2026
Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh Immortal
Feb 23, 2026
KILL LIES ALL: Tony Shafrazi and the Vandalism of Guernica
Feb 09, 2026
The Mark Rothko Estate Trial: The Art World's Own Little Watergate
Jan 26, 2026
The Ghent Altarpiece, Part III - The Toothache That Saved the Ghent Altarpiece
Jan 12, 2026
The Ghent Altarpiece, Part II - The Theft No One Wanted to Solve
Dec 29, 2025
The Ghent Altarpiece, Part I - The Art of Protection
Dec 15, 2025
MoMA, The CIA, and the Weaponization of Abstract Expressionism
Dec 01, 2025
Elizabeth Siddal and the Tragic Fate of Ophelia
Nov 17, 2025
The Theft That Made the Mona Lisa Famous (and Nearly Destroyed Picasso)
Nov 03, 2025
Verso | Official Trailer
Oct 28, 2025