Learn Out Loud
This website has podcasts for every subject area. Being an art teacher I chose to listen to the ones in the art history podcasts.
The first on the list is about the painting titled, The Gleaners, by Jean-Francois Millet. It begins by stating the name of the painting, the period, and the art movement it belongs to. The narrator then describes the work, giving the listener a vivid mental picture, almost like the start to a story, describing the characters and what they are each doing and wearing. Many details the viewer may not have noticed other wise. Students may only look at a work for a minute or two, this podcast is about 5 minutes long, and held my attention through the thoughtful analysis. I also liked that the image is available on the page but isn’t visible while you are listening, unless you open the file separately yourself, so that you can fully use your own imagination while listening and look later if you choose.
sara c.m.w 