Season 5, Episode 13:

Waldy and Bendy look at the recent museum strikes, and celebrate the dodgy anniversary of Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil. They take a delightful tour through some of their favourite gothic cathedrals.

SHOCKING NEWS

The joint Tate Britain and Tate Modern strike. Photo by the PCS Union.

The Louvre in Paris. Photo by Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA - Louvre Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80206898

Tate Modern

Tate strikers. Photo by Alicia Canter/The Guardian

Tate strikers. Photo by Solidarity Worker's Party

Tate Modern

The Tanks at Tate Modern

The Iron Bridge. Photo by Tk420 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Photo by Naotake Murayama from San Francisco, CA, USA - Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54782250

DODGY ANNIVERSARY

Amrita Sher-Gil

Amrita with three of her paintings

Young Girls, 1932 by Amrita Sher-Gil

Group of Three Girls, 1935 by Amrita Sher-Gil

Bride's Toilet, 1937 by Amrita Sher-Gil

Hill Women, 1935 by Amrita Sher-Gil

The Little Girl in Blue, 1934, by Amrita Sher-Gil

Summer, 1936 by Amrita Sher-Gil

The Impey family in Calcutta, India in 1783 by Johann Zoffany

Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Oudh (1775–1797) by Johann Zoffany. Image by The British Library.

Colonel Blair with his Family and an Indian Ayah by Johann Zoffany

Amrita Sher-Gil

Village Girls Saraya, 1941 by Amrita Sher-Gil

Lake Palace in Udaipur, photo by Benoy - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51314340

Study of a Nilgai (Blue Bull) by Ustad Mansur

Khajuraho Temples, photo by PLBechly - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107163091

Detal of Khajuraho Temple sculpture

Self-Portrait as a Tahitian by Amrita Sher-Gil

Royal Enfield Classic, photo by Samihasib - Royal Enfield Classic 350 (2017 Model Year), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58433623

TALES OF THE ART WORLD

Waldemar's daughter's concert in St Gabriel's

St Gabriel's church in Pimlico. Photo by Grayme at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7972953

Interior of St Gabriel, photo by John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11423374

St Denis, photo by Thomas Clouet - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42109690

Abbot Sugar by Simon Vouet

The old St Peter's

Mosaic of Dionysius in Hosios Loukas monastery

Suger in the Tree of Jesse window at St-Denis.

Romanesque barrel vault

Gothic vault

Choir of York Minster, photo by Archangel12 - York Minster, York, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31860761

Durham Cathedral, photo by mattbuck (category) - Own work by mattbuck., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35343328

Interior of St Denis, photo by Sailko - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1787460

Interior of St Denis

Tympanum and lintel of the central portal "Last Judgement (c. 1135, restored 1839), photo by Thomas Clouet - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

curid=42111107

Chartres Cathedral, photo by Olvr - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16331210

South rose window in Chartres Cathedral. Photo by MMensler - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21170147

The rose window

Chartres interior

South transept rose window in Chartres Cathedral. Photo by PtrQs, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54490942

Pink interior in Chartres Cathedral. Photo by Ludvig14 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150366072

Bourges Cathedral. Photo by JPRoche - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29194053

Bourges Cathedral stained glass

Windows of the disambulatory of the east end. Photo by Zairon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80349937

The portal of Saint Guillaume depicts the spire of the cathedral, since disappeared. Photo by GO69 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73181810

The central vessel of the nave and choir, looking east. Photo by Livioandronico2013 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60021571

Windows of the Chapel of Saint Joseph, or Alligret (1415). Photo by MOSSOT - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15944561

High windows of the apse. Photo by Zairon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80349925

Invention of the relics of Saint Stephen. Photo by MOSSOT - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15941519

The Passion of Christ. Photo by MOSSOT - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15940450

Wells Cathedral

Vicars' Close. Photo By Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68497114

The horizontal line of the nave is emphasised by the unbroken galleries. Photo by Michael D Beckwith - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71150070

The internal elevation of the nave is in three levels: arcade, triforium gallery and clerestory. Photo by Lamiai - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4313288

The nave at Wells Cathedral.

"Scissors" strainer arch in Wells Cathedral. Photo by Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33985697

Strainer arch

Flying buttresses at St Denis. Photo by Zairon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69201858

South side of Bourges, with flying buttresses. Photo by The original uploader was Wagner51 at French Wikipedia. - Transferred from fr.wikipedia to Commons by Pymouss44., CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3699256

The staircase at Well's Cathedral

Île de la Cité, photo by Daniel Vorndran / DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31704254

Sainte-Chapelle. Photo by Uoaei1 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45552525

Crown of Thorns. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1681293

The lower chapel. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136876085

The Chasse. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136876099

The upper chapel

Later flamboyant rose window. Photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=136876100

Westminster Abbey. Photo by Σπάρτακος (changes by Rabanus Flavus) - File:Westminster-Abbey.JPG, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76031882

Westminster Abbey at the time of Edward the Confessor's funeral, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century

The west end of the nave, designed by Henry Yevele and completed in 1495. Photo by Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123098824

The nave, showing the vault's height in relation to its relatively-narrow width. Photo by Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas or alternatively © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57208966

Exterior of Henry VII Chapel by Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA - Westminster Abbey - London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4369230

Pendant fan vault of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Urban - Self-photographed, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1059815

Henry VII chantry chapel

Henry VII's Tomb, Westminster Abbey Photo by Internet Archive Book Images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14804505663/Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/rollcallofwestmi00smit/rollcallofwestmi00smit#page/n108/mode/1up, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43415877

Barcelona Cathedral. Photo by Fernando - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106185809

Milan Cathedral. Photo by Jiuguang Wang - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11566236

Cologne Cathedral. Photo by © Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=159367885

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków. Photo by Zygmunt Put - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=142922384