Iris Murdoch in the National Gallery Podcast

Join me and my guest Anne Rowe as she guides us around London's National Gallery! We'll be stopping off at four paintings that appear in her novels:

Gainsborough's portrait of his two daughters from 'The Bell'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/thomas-gainsborough-the-painters-daughters-chasing-a-butterfly

Bronzino's 'Allegory with Venus and Cupid' from 'The Nice and the Good'.
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bronzino-an-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid

Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto' from 'The Sacred and Profane Love Machine'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giorgione-il-tramonto-the-sunset

Titian's 'The Death of Acteon' from 'Henry and Cato'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-the-death-of-actaeon

Anne is the world's leading Murdoch scholar, and her particular interest is Murdoch and the Visual Arts. Her books mentioned in the podcast can be found here:

'Iris Murdoch' https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/books/id/51725/

'Sacred Space, Beloved City' https://www.cambridgescholars.com/sacred-space-beloved-city-15

Take a virtual tour here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours