Jealousy

Overview

Cain killing Abel to gain God's favor, Bernini and Borromini competing for the Pope's favor, Venus betraying Vulcan with Mars, Medea killing her own children to punish Jason's betrayal, Veronese and Tintoretto competing for a job. Ramon Gener recounts the most famous cases of jealousy in the history of art, music, literature, and opera. He approaches the topic by explaining how jealousy always involves three parties, unlike envy, which involves two. He also meets the three architects of Studio RCR, who won the 2017 Pritzker Prize for Architecture, to discover that their successful collaboration excludes any form of jealousy. In closing, drawing inspiration from an installation by artist Judy Chicago, he reflects on the fact that jealousy can only be overcome when the love behind it comes to light.