{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ceres (Summer) by Antoine Watteau","description":"  Today's episode takes us back to the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, whose court was every bit as frothy as the clouds the harvest goddess Ceres is lounging on. We find out crabs are sometimes lobsters and how a penniless young man from the outskirts of Paris named Antoine Watteau ended up scoring a big commission from one of the most powerful men in the court. And why this painting is now so rare! If you want to follow along, find it here on the Gallery\u2019s site  SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT BELOW)   \u201cA Long Look\u201d opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: \u201cAscension\u201d https:\/\/youtu.be\/jGEdNSNkZoo and \u201cEasy\u201d https:\/\/youtu.be\/2QGe6skVzSs   Episode theme is \u201cViolin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216\u201d composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by the NOVA Community Chorus, courtesy of musopen.org&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/musopen.org\/music\/2863-violin-concerto-no-3-in-g-major-k-216\/   Artwork information https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/collection\/art-object-page.46149.html   Watteau info https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/collection\/artist-info.1967.html#biography     https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/features\/slideshows\/18th-century-france-the-rococo-and-watteau.html#slide_1    https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Antoine-Watteau\/Watteaus-Cythera#ref35071   Cancer crab info https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Cancer-constellation   https:\/\/ima.princeton.edu\/2016\/06\/21\/junes-zodiac-sign-lobster-like-crabs\/  &amp;nbsp; For a transcript visit alonglookpodcast.com  ","author_name":"A Long Look Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/alonglook.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27523458\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/156403731"}