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. […]
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The Nude in Art episode 3: the naked form took on many different uses. For some, it represented virtue, for others, vice. It was used to shock, to coerce, to titillate, to impress, and to instruct. If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude.
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A lively visual journey illustrating how the Christian idea of nudity -associated with sin – was replaced with the idea of nudity symbolizing beauty and sensuality. Features significant works of Botticelli, Michelangelo and Giotto. If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude. For at
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Paul Cézanne has been called the artist’s artist as his work was bought by most of the great artists of his time, as well as Picasso who described Cézanne as ‘his only master’. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever, it is easy to forget
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By looking at his artistic development Impressionists episode 5 shows that although Edgar Degas was a central figure amongst the Impressionists, he differed stylistically from the other members of the group, refusing for instance to paint outdoors. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever, it
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This program explores the life and works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who is most famous for his depiction of the darker side of Parisian life at the turn of the century from concert halls and cabarets to brothels. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever,
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In Impressionists episode 2: explore the life and works of the great painter Claude Monet, who is often described as the founding figure of the Impressionist movement. Tim Marlow discusses how the Impressionist movement was formed and how its members shocked the establishment. Impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their
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Impressionists episode 1 – Édouard Manet: impressionists and their circle have become the international superstars of Western painting. But whilst their popularity is greater than ever, it is easy to forget the revolutionary nature of the Impressionists’ art. In this series, Tim Marlow takes us on a journey through the great art movement of the late nineteenth-century and explores some
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Titian Vecellio – Tim Marlow reveals how the Renaissance movement found a new centre in Venice and examines the life and work of Tiziano Vecellio, known to English-speakers as Titian, who pioneered the use of oils with a radical approach to light, colour and brush strokes. His talent was recognised across Europe and he painted portraits of some
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Raphael – Italian Renaissance painter Raffaello Santi, known better simply as Raphael, who was born in 1483 and achieved so much in his 37-year life that he was considered equal to Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. He was highly regarded for his many studies of the Madonna and Child, and artists adopted his idealised forms as the model
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Great Artists episode 15 – Michelangelo Buonarroti – Tim Marlow charts the life and work of celebrated Renaissance sculptor, architect and painter Michelangelo Buonarroti, most famous for the extraordinary scenes that adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Great Artists This major 26-part series takes a fresh look at the most important artworks of
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Tim Marlow profiles scientist, engineer, inventor and painter Leonardo da Vinci, whose extraordinary artistic genius gave rise to masterpieces including the Mona Lisa, the Annunciation and the Last Supper. Breaking new ground in portraiture and historical imagery, this giant of the Italian Renaissance used his wide-ranging skills to make a unique contribution to the development of European art.
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