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AP Art History in 15
This podcast series is designed to help Advanced Placement (AP) Art History students gain an understanding of the "250" works of art and art history. The series will try to connect works of art and architecture to help students succeed in the AP Exam.
Episodes
- AP Art History in 15
From Republic to Empire: How Roman Art Sold Power
Why would a Roman politician want a face full of wrinkles, while an emperor wanted to look forever young? Join Mr. Bruns as we compare the Head of a Roman…
- AP Art History in 15
The Grave Stele Hegeso and Nike of Samothrace - Remembrance and Victory
What can a grave marker reveal about ancient Greek society, and how can a winged goddess turn a marble sculpture into a symbol of unstoppable victory? Join Mr…
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The Acropolis: Gods, Glory & Athenian Power
What can marble tell us about the gods, politics, and power of ancient Athens? Join Mr. Bruns on AP Art History in 15 as we explore the Acropolis and four…
- AP Art History in 15
Feasting with the Dead & Facing the Gods | Etruscan Tomb of the Triclinium & Greek Niobides Krater
Welcome back to AP Art History in 15 with Mr. Bruns! This episode takes us on a Mediterranean journey to explore two fascinating works of art and the societies…
- AP Art History in 15
Democracy, Gods & Death: How Culture Shapes Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns—your 29-year AP teaching veteran—takes us into the ancient Mediterranean to explore three important AP Art…
- AP Art History in 15
Ancient Egypt: Purpose, Audience & Patron | Hatshepsut & King Tut
Why did the ancient Egyptians create such elaborate temples,tombs, coffins, and funerary objects? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores…
- AP Art History in 15
Ancient Egypt, Part 1: Pharaohs, Pyramids & the Power of Images
In Part 1 of our Ancient Egypt series, Mr. Bruns explores how cultural practices, belief systems, political power, and the Egyptian environment shaped the art…
- AP Art History in 15
Ancient Mesopotamia Art - Impact of the Environment, Beliefs, and Politics on art
Travel back to ancient Mesopotamia—the “land between the rivers”— as we begin a new AP Art History unit and explore how physical setting, belief systems…
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Theories and Interpretations of Prehistory Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores how art historians develop theories and interpretations of prehistoric art. Using the Great Hall of…
- AP Art History in 15
Materials, Processes & Techniques in Prehistoric Art | Bone, Rock, Clay & Jade
How does what an artist uses affect what an artist creates? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you deep into prehistoric art to explore…
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Before History: How Culture Shaped the First Art (Unit 1.1)
What can a 25,000-year-old stone tell us about the people who made it? Quite a lot! In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you around the…
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AP Art History Exam Pep Talk 2026
Get ready for the AP Art History Exam with this special “Pep Talk” episode of AP Art History in 15 hosted by Mr. Bruns! In this motivational review session…
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Global Contemporary Art: Purpose and Audience (1980 to Present)
Step into the world of Global Contemporary Art with Mr. Bruns in this episode of AP Art History in 15. This episode explores how artists and architects from…
- AP Art History in 15
How Rulers Used Art to Shape Society - Thrones, Propaganda, and Power
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores one of the most important themes students may encounter on the AP Art History Exam: how rulers used…
- AP Art History in 15
Birth, Death, and Eternity: Themes of Life and Immortality in AP Art History
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores two major themes students may encounter on the AP Art History Exam: Art and the Cycle of Life and…
- AP Art History in 15
Global Voices, Shared Forms: Cultural Interactions in Contemporary Art (1980–Present)
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores how Global Contemporary artists navigate identity, power, and globalization through interactions…
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Global Contemporary Art (1980–Present): Interactions Within and Across Cultures
Mr. Bruns takes listeners deep into Global Contemporary Art (1980–present), focusing on how artists reveal powerful interactions within and across cultures…
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Global Contemporary Moment (1980–Present) - Materials and Meaning
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you inside the dynamic world of global contemporary art, exploring how artists since 1980 have pushed…
- AP Art History in 15
Power, Purpose, and Audience in West & Central Asian Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns breaks down one of the most important concepts for the AP exam: how purpose and audience shape art—with a…
- AP Art History in 15
Art, Exchange, and Iconoclasm in West & Central Asia
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you to the cultural crossroads of West and Central Asia—where trade routes, empires, and religions…
- AP Art History in 15
From Reality to Abstraction: How “Isms” Reshaped Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you on a fast-paced journey through the revolutionary world of Modernism—where artists broke away from…
- AP Art History in 15
Art That Broke the Rules: Surrealism, Dada, and Revolutionary Voices
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns discusses four groundbreaking works that challenged traditional definitions of art and reshaped the artistic…
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Seeing Is Not Always Believing: Interpreting Modern Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns discusses one of the most important—and most challenging—ideas in art history: how meaning is constructed…
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Material Matters: How Innovation Shapes Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns breaks down how materials, processes, and techniques shape the meaning, form, and impact of art in Later…
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Capturing Reality: Materials, Process, and the Rise of Photography
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you on a deep dive into one of the most transformative developments in art history—the invention and…
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Shock, Steel, and Revolution: Modern Art Breaks the World Open
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you deep into four groundbreaking works that redefined the purpose of art in the modern world. From…
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Breaking the Frame: From Impressionism to Cubism and the Rise of the Avant-Garde
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you on a dynamic journey through one of the most revolutionary periods in art history. From the…
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From Stone to Starry Night: Realism, Impressionism, and the Rise of Modernism
What do broken stones, steam-filled train stations, sweeping national landscapes, and swirling night skies have in common? In this episode of AP Art History in…
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Global Blueprints: Architecture, Empire, and Exchange from 1750–1950
What do Monticello, the Palace of Westminster, Villa Savoye, and the House in New Castle County all have in common? More than you think. In this episode, Mr…
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Shock, Sublime, and Scandal: Art That Forces You to Feel
In this episode, Mr. Bruns takes you deep into works that challenged tradition, unsettled audiences, and redefined the purpose of art. From the haunting…
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Neoclassicism to Romanticism: Change & Continuity in Revolutionary Art
In this high-energy episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you on a powerful journey from the rational world of Neoclassicism to the emotional…
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From Convent to Cosmos to Courtship: Art in an Age of Ideas & Indulgence
In this episode of AP Art History in 15 with Mr. Bruns, we explore how three iconic works—Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz by Miguel Cabrera, A…
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Cross-Cultural Encounters: Angels, Empires, and Global Art
What happens when cultures collide? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, we explore how global interactions shape artistic traditions—and how art…
- AP Art History in 15
Syncretism & Society: The Virgin of Guadalupe and Casta Paintings
What happens when cultures collide—and who gets to define the outcome? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, we dive into the complex world of colonial…
- AP Art History in 15
Oceania - Theories and Interpretations of Pacific Art
How do art historians interpret works from cultures that often left few written records? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores how…
- AP Art History in 15
Art in the Pacific (700–1980 CE): Interactions Within and Across Cultures
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, hosted by AP Art History teacher Mr. Bruns, we journey across the vast Pacific Ocean to explore how art reflects…
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Power and Presence in Oceanic Art (700–1980 CE)
Feathers, Bark, and the DivineIn this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you across the vast Pacific to explore how art in Oceania is worn…
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Behind the Mask: Power, Purpose & Transformation
What happens when a mask doesn’t hide who you are… but reveals who you become? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you on a global deep…
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Thrones of Stone: Palaces That Ruled the World
What does power look like in architecture? Is it gold and mirrors? Perfect symmetry? Towering columns? Or a city built on the ocean itself? In this episode of…
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Power, War, and Nature — Masterpieces of East Asian Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Brunstakes you deep into the artistic traditions of East Asia, exploring how portraiture, narrative scroll…
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Sacred Power and Imperial Faith: Art of Korea’s Three Kingdoms and Japan’s Nara Period
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns shifts the focus away from Baroque Europe and into East Asia, exploring powerful examples of early Korean…
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Baroque Episode 2: Power vs. Quiet Morality | Velázquez & Vermeer
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you inside two very different Baroque worlds through a comparative deep dive into: Diego Velázquez…
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Baroque Art: Drama, Faith, and Power (Episode 1)
Step into the world of Baroque Art, where architecture moves, sculptures breathe, and paintings use light like a spotlight from heaven. In this first episode…
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Mannerism: Art in an Age of Tension and Transformation
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns dives into the dramatic world of Mannerism, the artistic style that emerged after the High Renaissance and…
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Reclining Female Nudes of the High Renaissance: Power, Patronage, and Beauty
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores three fascinating interpretations of the reclining female nude during the Renaissance. We compare…
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Power Figures – Propaganda, Presidents, and Pharaohs
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns breaks down how artists use sculpture and painting to construct power, authority, confidence — and sometimes…
- AP Art History in 15
High Renaissance Heavyweights: Leonardo, Michelangelo & Raphael
What happens when political chaos, powerful patrons, and once-in-a-generation talent collide? You get the High Renaissance—and some of the most iconic artworks…
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Art on Trial: Savonarola vs. Luther in the Age of Reform
What happens when Renaissance art meets religious reform? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns puts some of the most famous artworks in Western…
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Early Renaissance: When Artists Became Rock Stars
What happens when artists stop being anonymous craftsmen and start acting like celebrities? In this high-energy episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns…
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How the Late Gothic World Gave Birth to the Renaissance
What happens to art when the world feels like it’s falling apart? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores how war, plague, and religious…
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Places to Gather: Art, Architecture, and the Community
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores how humans throughout history have built structures to bring people together—physically, socially…
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Gothic "History" at a Glance
What was Gothic art really about—and why did it dominate Europe for nearly 300 years? In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns breaks down the Gothic…
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Early Medieval Art: Materials, Processes & Techniques
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores how materials, processes, and techniques shaped some of the most extraordinary artworks of early…
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Purpose and Audience Templo Mayor and Transformation Mask
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns dives into the fascinating world of Indigenous American art to explore how purpose and audience shape the…
- AP Art History in 15
Theories and Interpretations of Indigenous American Art
Listen to the mysteries of ancient art in this episode of AP Art History in 15 with Mr. Bruns! Discover how scholars use form, function, content, and…
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Materials, Processes, and Techniques of the Americas
In this special episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns explores the remarkable art and architecture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Journey to…
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Indigenous Americas: Culture, Belief, and Setting in Art
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, host Mr. Bruns takes you on an immersive journey through the art and architecture of the Indigenous…
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Interactions With Others in the Islamic World
In this episode, Mr. Bruns explores how interactions with other cultures in the Islamic world transformed art and art making. He will discuss how trade routes…
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How materials, processes, and techniques affected art and art-making in the Islamic world
In this episode, Mr. Bruns explores how materials, processes, and techniques affected art and art-making in the Islamic world. In this podcast the following…
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How Islam Shapes Artistic Expression
In this episode, Mr. Bruns dives into the art and architecture of the Islamic world —not just as a style or tradition, but as a living reflection of a faith…