Renaissance Fables For The World

Series produced by Daniel Wargo

Caption: 'Apollo And Diana In Waldiger', Credit: Lucas Cranach The Elder
Image by: Lucas Cranach The Elder 
'Apollo And Diana In Waldiger' 

'Renaissance Fables For The World' presents 76 programs of 5 minutes each. We explore the fable literature of four great authors: Leonardo da Vinci, Bartolomeo Scala, Leon Battista Alberti and Bernadino Baldi. These spoken word readings take place within a context of appropriate renaissance music accompaniment.

'Renaissance Fables For The World' explores the literature of the fables written by Leonardo da Vinci, Leon Battista Alberti, Bernadino Baldi and Bartolomeo Scala. This spoken word project brings to life the timeless writings of four great renaissance writers. Each program celebrates an author's contribution to the literature of the western world, and all programs highlight the wit, wisdom and sometimes wary observations of life events, as well as giving us timeless observations on the nature of self during this crucial time in the development of western civilization. Each program is 5 minutes in length. Altogether, there are 76 programs of 'Renaissance Fables For The World' provided for your listener's enjoyment.


76 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 41
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Virgin And The Child Enthroned', Credit: Jean Fouquet
This program is 5 minute spoken word presentation of the renaissance fables of Bernadino Baldi.

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 42
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Monk With A Bookk', Credit: Titian
This program is a spoken word presentation that is 5 minutes in length. Leon Battista Alberti was a true 'renaissance man' whose apologues are aliv...

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 43
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Portrait Of A Man', Credit: Luca Signorelli
The apologues or fables of Leon Battista Alberti are numerous and entertaining. This program, for 5 minutes, explores one of the greatest authors o...

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 44
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Portrait Of Clarissa Strozzi', Credit: Titian
This 5 minute spoken word program highlights some of the renaissance fables of the prolific Bartolomeo Scala.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 45
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'St, Maurus Of Glanfeuil Walking On Water Saves St, Placidius From Drowning', Credit: Jean Fouquet
This program is 5 minutes in length, and explores some of the timeless renaissance fables of Bernadino Baldi...one of the four authors explored in ...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 46
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Venus And Mars', Credit: Botticelli
This program is a spoken word rendition of renaissance fables with appropriate music. It is 5 minutes in length.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 47
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'St. John The Baptist', Credit: Leonardo da Vinci
This program is 5 minutes in length, and is part of the 76 episode series on PRX that explores renaissance fables.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 48
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Coat Of Arms', Credit: Jean Fouquet
This 5 minute program is part of a 76 episode series available here on Public Radio Exchange. It is a spoken word presentation of renaissance fables.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:01
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 49
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Holy Family With St. John', Credit: Pietro Negroni
This spoken word program is 5 minutes in length, and is part of the 76 episode series available on Public Radio Exchange.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 50
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Concert In The Egg', Credit: Hieronymus Bosch
This 5 minute program is a spoken word presentation of the renaissance fables of Leon Battista Alberti...one of the four authors explored in the 76...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 51
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Coat Of Arms Held By A Woman And A Greyhound', Credit: Jean Fouquet
This 5 minute program highlights through the spoken word renaissance fables that were written by Bartolomeo Scala.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 52
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Vitruvian Man', Credit: Leonardo da Vinci
This program is a 5 minute spoken word presentation of renaissance fables. It is part of the 76 episode series available on Public Radio Exchange. ...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 53
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Duck In Watercolor', Credit: Pisanello
This program is a 5 minute spoken word tribute to a man who was prolific in writing renaissance fables...Bartolomeo Scala.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 54
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Middle King', Credit: Benozzo Gozzoli
This spoken word program is 5 minutes in length, and is one of the episodes of the 76 part series that explores the renaissance fables of Bernadino...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 55
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: "Saint George And The Princess' (detail), Credit: Pisanello
This 5 minute spoken word program is one of the episodes of the 76 part series available on Public Radio Exchange. It explores one of the four auth...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 56
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Portrait Of Leonardo da Vinci', Credit: Francesco Melzi
This program is a 5 minute spoken word presentation that pays tribute to the renaissance fables of Leonardo da Vinci. It is one episode of the 76 p...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 57
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Arnolfini Portrait', Credit: Jan van Eyck
This program is a 5 minute spoken word presentation of some of the renaissance fables of Bartolomeo Scala. One of the four authors explored in the ...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 58
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Triumphs Of Caesar (Vase Bearers), Credit: Andrea Mantegna
This program is a 5 minute spoken word presentation of some of the renaissance fables found in the 76 episode series here on Public Radio Exchange.

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 59
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'The Death Of Procris', Credit: Piero di Cosimo
This program is a 5 minute spoken word presentation of the fables of Leon Battista Alberti, and is one of the episodes in the 76 part series availa...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
'Renaissance Fables For The World' 60
From: Daniel Wargo
Series: Renaissance Fables For The World
Caption: 'Book Of Hours', Credit: Jean Forquet
This program is a 5 minute spoken word presentation of renaissance fables, and is one of the 76 episodes of a series available on Public Radio Exch...

  • Added: May 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:00