S04E01: HUM 223 (Wk1): Jan van Eyck Was Here: Mirrors, Manuscripts, and the Reformation

History Chats with Dr. S. · Aug 18, 2026 · 37m

HUM 223 - Week 1

EPISODE TITLE

Jan van Eyck Was Here: Mirrors, Manuscripts, and the Reformation

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

A painter hides himself in a mirror. A scholar discovers how much can depend on a single Greek word. A terrified monk cannot confess enough—then finds a new way to read Romans. A famous hammer may or may not have existed. A staged kidnapping puts the New Testament into the language of ordinary people. And two unforgettable paintings—Grünewald’s wounded Christ and Holbein’s hidden skull—ask what becomes visible when we change our angle.

This episode explores the Northern…