10 Most Beautiful Things: Part 2

Dan and Josh continue their series on the ten most beautiful man-made objects in history. This time they open not with books but with music—Glenn Gould, Bach, temperament, Beethoven, and the limits of describing music in words—before returning to their lists. The episode ranges from Duccio and Fra Angelico to Bernini, firearms design and engineering, crayons, Gothic glass, and the Saturn V’s mighty F-1 engine, with the usual mix of aesthetic argument, historical digression, and sibling combat.

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Dan’s Picks Discussed in This Episode
Maestà Altarpiece — 00:05:30
Cloister of San Marco — 00:32:45
M1 Garand — 00:47:46
Spitzer boattail bullet — 00:56:37
Caran d’Ache box of Aquarelles crayons — 01:02:26
Rocketdyne F-1 Engine — 01:18:32

Josh’s Picks Discussed in This Episode
Bernini’s Bust of Costanza Bonarelli — 00:21:30
Filippino Lippi’s Virgin and Child — 00:44:08
Hans Hofmann’s Autumn Gold — 00:57:51
Sainte-Chapelle — 01:05:35

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