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Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty episode 2

Art, History / 10 minutes of reading / December 6, 2024 / By HDclump

In the second episode of “Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty,” we return to the thriving heart of Florence, where the city is on the cusp of transformation once more. It is 1501, and two familiar faces are making their way back—Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Both are older, wiser, and more ambitious than ever, riding high on the waves of their recent successes. Each of them is determined to claim the title of Florence’s greatest artist. This is not just about art; it is about legacy, about leaving a mark so deep that time itself cannot erase it.

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Great Artists episode 15 – Michelangelo Buonarroti

Art / 2 minutes of reading / February 22, 2019 / By HDclump

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 some of the greatest artists in history. Shot on location in over fifty museums, churches and palaces throughout Europe and the United States, this series is a comprehensive survey of the history of Western art. Both intelligent and informative, it’s

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Great Artists episode 10 – Rodin

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

Rodin Auguste Rodin redefined the idea of sculpture in European Art liberating it from the constraints of classicism and created three dimensional forms which pulsated with life and energy. His masterpiece, the Gates of Hell, is the greatest public sculpture of the 19th century, a work that obsessed him for almost 40 years, and which acted as a laboratory for Rodin imagination and which produced some of greatest sculptures of his career, works such as the Kiss and the Thinker. Great Artists This major 26-part series takes a fresh look at the most important artworks of

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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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Romancing the Stone – The Golden Ages of British Sculpture episode 2

Art / 1 minute of reading / September 26, 2018 / By HDclump

By the middle of the 18th century, Britain was in possession of a vast empire. It required a new way of seeing ourselves and so we turned to the statues of ancient Greece and Rome to project the secular power and glory of the British Empire. The Golden Ages of British Sculpture episode 2 – Mavericks of Empire The message was clear: Britain was the new Rome, our generals and politicians on a par with the heroes of the ancient world. The flood of funds, both public and private, into sculptural projects unleashed a new golden age,

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Romancing the Stone – The Golden Ages of British Sculpture episode 1

Art / 1 minute of reading / September 18, 2018 / By HDclump

Alastair Sooke reveals the astonishing range of our medieval sculpture, from the imposing masterpieces of our Gothic cathedrals to the playful misericords underneath church stalls. The Golden Ages of British Sculpture episode 1 – Masons of God He shows how sculpture casts a new light on medieval Britain, a far more sophisticated, fun-loving and maverick place than we in the modern world commonly believe. But despite the technical and emotional power of these works, the notion of a ‘sculptor’ didn’t even exist; most carving of the time was done by teams of itinerant masons and artisans working

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