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Great Artists episode 4 – Caravaggio

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 30, 2019 / By HDclump

Caravaggio Of all the great artists, Caravaggio seems to speak most intensely to the modern world. He lived a brief and tumultuous life, mocking authority and even murdering a man; he spent four years on the run, a fugitive from justice, but he always painted, bringing religious art to life in paintings so powerful and naturalistic that some saw them as miracles in themselves. In the programme Tim Marlow looks at paintings such as The Musicians, a melancholy celebration of music with a slight erotic edge, and as well as The Conversion of St. Paul, an expression of […]

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Great Artists episode 3 – Holbein

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 29, 2019 / By HDclump

Holbein Hans Holbein the Younger has claims to be the greatest portrait painter who ever wielded a brush, a central figure in the spread of the Renaissance in Northern Europe whose deftness and remarkable accuracy captured the spirit and faces of the court of Henry VIII. He made the human individual seem more real and more exposed than any other artists before him and is the father of a tradition of portraiture which continues to this day. In the programme Tim Marlow looks at works such as Holbein’s portraits of Erasmus and Henry VIII, as well as one

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Great Artists episode 2 – Piero della Francesca

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 27, 2019 / By HDclump

Piero della Francesca This episode looks at the life and work of the 15th century Italian artist Piero della Francesca. With only 26 surviving works Piero has been seen as one of the mystery men of western art. But his calm, monumental, often enigmatic images mark an important step in the development of Renaissance art. This fascinating film reveals the man behind the myth, an artist that paved the way for likes of Leonardo and Michelangelo. In his typically enthusiastic and accessible manner Tim Marlow explores works such as the huge fresco cycle The Legend of the True

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Treasures of the Louvre

Art / 2 minutes of reading / January 19, 2019 / By HDclump

Treasures of the Louvre – Paris-based writer Andrew Hussey travels through the glorious art and surprising history of an extraordinary French institution to show that the story of the Louvre is the story of France. Treasures of the Louvre – Part 1 As well as exploring the masterpieces of painters such as Veronese, Rubens, David, Chardin, Gericault and Delacroix, he examines the changing face of the Louvre itself through its architecture and design. Medieval fortress, Renaissance palace, luxurious home to kings, emperors and more recently civil servants, today it attracts eight million visitors a year. Treasures of

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Great Artists episode 1 – Giotto

Art / 3 minutes of reading / January 17, 2019 / By HDclump

Giotto Giotto di Bondone, the son of a Tuscan shepherd. Born in 1267, Giotto began his apprenticeship at the age of 12, and with his naturalistic treatment of medieval Christian iconography, was recognised as the first in a line of great painters and architects who contributed to the Italian Renaissance. Giotto’s contemporary, the banker and chronicler Giovanni Villani, wrote that Giotto was “the most sovereign master of painting in his time, who drew all his figures and their postures according to nature” and of his publicly recognized “talent and excellence”. In his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters,

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Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse

Art / 1 minute of reading / November 5, 2018 / By HDclump

Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, feature in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Royal Academy of Arts, London. From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and widely travelled journey to discover how different

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Romancing the Stone – The Golden Ages of British Sculpture episode 3

Art / 1 minute of reading / October 28, 2018 / By HDclump

‘Sculpture has changed more in the last hundred years,’ says Alastair Sooke, ‘than in the previous thirty thousand.’ The third and last episode of the series tells the dramatic story of a century of innovation, scandal, shock and creativity. Romancing the Stone – The Golden Ages of British Sculpture episode 3 It begins with the moment at the turn of the 20th century when young sculptors ceased visiting the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum and looked instead at the ‘primitive’ works of Africa and the Pacific islands. The result was an artistic revolution spearheaded by Eric

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Modern Masters – Dali episode 4

Art / 2 minutes of reading / October 24, 2018 / By HDclump

Modern Masters – Dali was art’s greatest clown, but was he also one of its great geniuses? Journalist Alastair Sooke traces the life and work of the popular surrealist artist travelling throughout Europe and America. From his origins in turn of the century Spain, to his high jinx in New York in the 1970s, Sook reveals this artist’s fascinating life story and explains the thinking behind and impact of his most famous works. Talking to Dali fans from Mighty Boosh comedian Noel Fielding to contemporary artist Jeff Koons, Sooke reveals the pervading influence of Dali and his brand

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Modern Masters – Picasso episode 3

Art / 2 minutes of reading / October 23, 2018 / By HDclump

The life of Pablo Picasso is an exciting story of rebellion, riches, women and great art. In this episode of a four-part series dedicated to Modern Art, journalist Alastair Sooke travels through France, Spain and the US to see some of the artist’s great works and recount tales from his life story. Talking to architects, fashion experts and artists, he investigates how Picasso’s influence, particularly that of his Cubist work, continues to pervade modern life today, in the shape of buildings, interior design, clothes and of course contemporary art. Tracking down former Picasso model Sylvette David to her

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Modern Masters – Matisse episode 2

Art / 2 minutes of reading / October 21, 2018 / By HDclump

Journalist Alastair Sooke sets out to discover just how much the artist Henri Matisse has influenced our modern lives. Tracing the biography of this fascinating artist, and travelling through France, America and Russia, the programme explores some of the painter’s greatest works. Sooke explains why Matisse’s art is considered so great and also looks at how Matisse’s brilliant use of colour and simplification of form continues to inspire illustrators, designers and of course artists today. Acknowledging the debt the famous couturier Yves St Laurent owed the painter, Sooke also talks to British designers Sir Paul Smith and Tricia

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Modern Masters – Andy Warhol episode 1

Art / 2 minutes of reading / October 18, 2018 / By HDclump

The first in a four-part series exploring the life and works of the 20th century’s most important artists: Matisse; Picasso; Dali and Warhol. Art critic Alastair Sooke sets out to discover why these artists are considered so great and how they still influence our lives today. He begins with Andy Warhol, the king of Pop Art. On his journey he parties with Dennis Hopper, has a brush with Carla Bruni and gets to grips with Marilyn. Along the way he uncovers just how brilliantly Andy Warhol pinpointed and portrayed our obsessions with consumerism, celebrity and the media, and

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Treasures of Ancient Greece episode 3

Art / 16 minutes of reading / October 15, 2018 / By HDclump

The documentary Treasures of Ancient Greece episode 3 explores how a handful of masterpieces shaped the course of Western culture. These iconic works did not simply fade into history. Instead, they embarked on extraordinary afterlives, echoing through centuries of artistic and political change. Their influence reveals how succeeding generations have consistently looked to ancient Greek art. They found inspiration for their own ideals, ambitions, and even their darkest ideologies, which sought to twist this beauty into a justification for supremacy. This journey demonstrates the powerful, complex, and enduring cultural legacy of these ancient treasures. The story of these masterpieces is

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