The Specialist | The Anonymous Altarpiece: Decoding a Renaissance Enigma, with Alex Bell

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  Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

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  I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle.

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  Today, something a little different,

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  we're excited to share with you a hand-picked episode of a brand new series,

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  The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's.

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  We've all heard the stories of the record-breaking works,

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  headline grabbing auctions and moments that shock the art world and beyond.

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  But have you ever wondered what's happening behind the scenes?

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  What goes into valuing a masterpiece?

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  Or who the people are really behind the gavel?

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  The specialist brings you art's most extraordinary stories,

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  told by the experts who witness them, in short episodes perfect for a weekend listen.

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  Now, over to the specialist.

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  People will always find this picture intriguing because it's so good and

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  because there's no consensus about who painted it,

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  yes.

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  The thing about great works of art is that they are great works of art and it's almost immaterial who painted them.

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  If you listen to a wonderful piece of music, your first question isn't normally, who's the composer?

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  It's how good is this piece of music?

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  And I think it should be the same when we look at works of art.

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