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Tales of Winter - The Art of Snow and Ice
Tales of Winter - The Art of Snow and Ice
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Tales of Winter – The Art of Snow and Ice

Tales of Winter - The Art of Snow and Ice: Winter was not always beautiful. Until Pieter Bruegel painted Hunters in the Snow, the long bitter months had never been transformed into a thing of beauty. This documentary charts how mankind's ever changing struggle with winter has been reflected in western art throughout the ages, resulting in images that are now amongst the greatest paintings of…

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May 21, 2021


A Very British Renaissance episode 3
A Very British Renaissance episode 3
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A Very British Renaissance episode 3

A Very British Renaissance episode 3: In the final episode, he explores how the tension between two cultures - one courtly, classical and European, the other home-grown, innovative and vital - helped bring the country to civil war.     Art historian Dr James Fox continues his exploration of a Renaissance that he believes was as rich and as significant in Britain as it was in…

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March 16, 2021
A Very British Renaissance episode 2
A Very British Renaissance episode 2
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A Very British Renaissance episode 2

A Very British Renaissance episode 2: In this episode, he explores the Elizabethans' love of secrecy, codes and complexity, and the cultural revolution sparked by an age of discovery and exploration.     Art historian Dr James Fox continues his exploration of a Renaissance that he believes was as rich and as significant in Britain as it was in Italy and Europe. He tells the story…

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March 15, 2021


A Very British Renaissance episode 1
A Very British Renaissance episode 1
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A Very British Renaissance episode 1

A Very British Renaissance episode 1: Documentary series. Dr James Fox traces the story of how the arrival of a few foreign artists in the 16th century sparked a cultural revolution in Britain.     We think of the Renaissance as something that happened only in Italy, or in continental Europe. Art historian Dr James Fox believes otherwise - that Britain had its own Renaissance -…

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March 14, 2021
Sheila Hancock Brushes Up - The Art of Watercolours
Sheila Hancock Brushes Up - The Art of Watercolours
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Sheila Hancock Brushes Up – The Art of Watercolours

Sheila Hancock Brushes Up - The Art of Watercolours: Watercolours have always been the poor relation of oil painting. And yet the immediacy and freedom of painting in watercolours have made them the art of adventure and action - even war. It has been an art form the British have pioneered, at first celebrating the greatest landscapes of Europe and then recording the exotic beauty of…

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February 19, 2021


Matisse - From MoMA And Tate Modern
Matisse - From MoMA And Tate Modern
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Matisse – From MoMA And Tate Modern

Matisse - From MoMA And Tate Modern: behind-the-scenes documentary about this acclaimed exhibition with contributions from people who knew Matisse and experts such as curators, historians and Tate director Nicholas Serota and MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry.     Plus there are breathtaking, specially commissioned performances by Royal Ballet principal dancer Zenaida Yanowsky and jazz musician Courtney Pine. Acclaimed British actor Simon Russell Beale brings insight…

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December 11, 2020
Renoir - Revered and Reviled
Renoir - Revered and Reviled
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Renoir – Revered and Reviled

Renoir - Revered and Reviled: Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world's favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course.     This stunning film - based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia - examines the direction he then took and why it provokes such…

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December 10, 2020


The Lost Genius of British Art - William Dobson
The Lost Genius of British Art - William Dobson
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The Lost Genius of British Art – William Dobson

The Lost Genius of British Art - William Dobson: In this documentary, Januszczak argues that the little known 17th-century portrait painter William Dobson was the first English painter of genius. Has one of Britain's greatest artists been unfairly forgotten? Waldemar Januszczak thinks so.     Alternative video sever     Dobson's life and times are embedded in one of the most turbulent and significant epochs of…

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June 9, 2020
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