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Civilisation episode 2 – The Great Thaw

Art, History / 2 minutes of reading / August 15, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 2 – The Great Thaw: Kenneth Clark traces the reawakening of European civilisation in the 12th Century from its first manifestations in the Cluny Abbey, to the Basilica of St Denis and finally to its high point, the building of Chartres Cathedral. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 2 – The Great Thaw Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, is a Roman Catholic church in Chartres, France, about 80 km southwest of Paris and is the seat of the Diocese […]

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Civilisation episode 1 – The Skin of Our Teeth

History, Art / 2 minutes of reading / August 14, 2019 / By HDclump

Civilisation episode 1 – The Skin of Our Teeth: Sir Kenneth Clark begins his classic 1969 series on the history of civilisation with the re-establishment of civilisation in Western Europe, in the tenth century after the fall of Rome to barbarism. He travels from Byzantine Ravenna to the Celtic Hebrides examining aqueducts, cathedrals, the lives of the Vikings and of the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series tracing the history of Western art and philosophy. Civilisation episode 1 – The Skin of Our Teeth Charlemagne or Charles the Great (2 April 742 –

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Renaissance Revolution episode 3 – Piero Della Francesca – Baptism of Christ

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 25, 2019 / By HDclump

Renaissance Revolution episode 3 – Piero Della Francesca – Baptism of Christ: Matthew Collings concludes the series by looking at the invention of Renaissance painting. The Baptism of Christ by Italian master Piero Della Francesca showed the household names of the High Renaissance how to use the big new trick of Renaissance painting – illusionism and perspective. Without him their achievements would have been impossible, but change came so rapidly in the Renaissance that the qualities that made Piero famous in his own time quickly went out of fashion. The Baptism was bought for the National Gallery in

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Renaissance Revolution episode 2 – Hieronymus Bosch – The Garden of Earthly Delights

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 24, 2019 / By HDclump

In Renaissance Revolution episode 2, artist and writer Matthew Collings steps into the mysterious invented world of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, painted c.1505. This imposing work, full of strange and fantastical details, contains one of the most famous images in all of art: a man with a tree for a body, who gazes out at us from the section of the painting representing hell. The tree-man’s face is generally thought to be the artist’s self-portrait but, like almost everything else about Hieronymus Bosch – including the meaning of this, his most famous painting –

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Renaissance Revolution episode 1 – The Madonna of the Meadow

Art / 3 minutes of reading / July 22, 2019 / By HDclump

Renaissance Revolution episode 1: the new series on Renaissance painting, written and presented by Matthew Collings, begins with an artistic investigation into one of the most radiant and beautiful images in all of art history, The Madonna of the Meadow, painted in 1505 by Raphael. Renaissance art has become part of the 21st-century heritage industry but when Raphael was alive, it was a startling new form of visual expression, and Raphael’s vibrant ‘realism’ was striking and fresh. It became the model for western art for the next 400 years, right up until the birth of Modernism. Renaissance

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The Art on Your Wall

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 10, 2019 / By HDclump

The Art on Your Wall: Sue Perkins charts the changes in British taste towards domestic art by delving into the stories of contemporary bestsellers, charting the history of post-war prints and aiming to see first hand what the average British person displays above their mantelpiece. Half of British living rooms have art on their wall bought from high street stores, and many of the British artists who created them are among the country’s most successful – but we’ve never heard of them. Sue also tracks down the creators of recent history’s most popular prints to discover their opinions

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Art of Germany

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 8, 2019 / By HDclump

Art of Germany: Three-part series in which Andrew Graham-Dixon explores German art, examining the country’s unique national style and 500-year cultural legacy. Art of Germany part 1 Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his exploration of German art by looking at the rich and often neglected art of the German middle ages and Renaissance. He visits the towering cathedral of Cologne, a place which encapsulates the varied and often contradictory character of German art. In Munich he gets to grips with the earliest paintings of the Northern Renaissance, the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer and the cosmic visions of the painter

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How to Build a Cathedral

History / 9 minutes of reading / June 24, 2019 / By HDclump

How to Build a Cathedral: Architectural historian Jon Cannon embarks on an enlightening journey to uncover the secrets behind the construction of medieval cathedrals. These majestic edifices stand as testaments to the ingenuity and vision of our medieval ancestors, who, despite the limited technological resources of their time, created structures that continue to inspire awe and wonder. The great cathedrals of the medieval era were unparalleled in their grandeur and scale. They were the tallest buildings constructed since the pyramids of ancient Egypt and served as the ultimate expressions of medieval Christianity. These structures were not just places of worship

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Art – Cézanne – Portraits of a Life episode 5

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 13, 2019 / By HDclump

Art – Cézanne – Portraits of a Life episode 5: described by Picasso and Matisse as “the father of us all”, Cézanne is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. Despite this, Paul Cézanne remains somewhat unknown, somewhat misunderstood. Yet one can’t appreciate 20th-century art without understanding the genius of Cézanne and this film reveals the true man. Featuring interviews with curators and experts from the National Portrait Gallery London, MoMA New York, National Gallery of Art Washington, and Musée d’Orsay Paris as well as correspondence from the artist himself, the film takes audiences beyond the

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Art – Monet to Matisse episode 4

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 12, 2019 / By HDclump

Art – Monet to Matisse episode 4: 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, featured 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

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Art – Edvard Munch episode 3

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 11, 2019 / By HDclump

Art – Edvard Munch episode 3: this film goes behind the scenes to show the process of putting together the exhibition honouring the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch. In 2013, all of Norway celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, one of the towering figures of modern art. This was hailed a “once-in-a-lifetime show”. Global interest was huge – not least as a result of one of his four The Scream paintings having recently set a public art auction record of $120 million. Art – Edvard Munch episode 3 Many only

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Art – Goya episode 2

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 6, 2019 / By HDclump

In Art – Goya episode 2: discover Spain’s celebrated artist with this cinematic tour de force based on the National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition Goya: The Portraits. Francisco Goya is considered the father of modern art. He was a brilliant observer of everyday life and took the genre of portraiture to new heights. The film uses the exhibition to look in depth at Goya’s eventful life and, through extensive location footage and Goya’s revealing letters, the film builds a fascinating portrait of the painter and the extraordinary world he painted. Royalty, aristocrats, politicians and close friends were subjected to

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