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An era of exuberant creativity is the focus of this magnificently illustrated, competitively priced new art book. Baroque art was characterized by unbridled emotion, intricate decorative flourishes, and a dramatic use of light, reaching its summit in works such as Bernini's magnificent altarpiece, "The Ecstasy of St. Theresa." Over time, this robust genre evolved into the more ornate and sensuously playful Rococo, a style epitomized by the opulent...
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Spurned and then nearly forgotten, El Greco went on to be hailed as one of Spain's greatest painters. This program describes the life of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, nicknamed "El Greco," and how his artistic legacy was rescued by a group of young Modernists who discovered his works in a museum in Barcelona. Emphasis is given to the revival of El Greco's reputation in the late 19th and 20th centuries by such painters as Rusinol and Picasso. Their rediscovery...
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The Italian Renaissance, which embraces both the Early Renaissance and the High Renaissance, stands as the central tradition in European art-and continues to be a powerful source of artistic influences.This program examines:&8226; Masaccio's Profile Portrait of a Young Man
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Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists has been the basis of art criticism since the 16th century. This dramatized program cleverly illustrates how each great master developed techniques by building upon the work of his predecessors. The lively discussion between Master Vasari and his apprentice reveals the innovations of Giotto, Ghiberti, Donatello, Uccello, Masaccio, della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raffaello, and Michelangelo. Images of selected...
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Documenting two major museum exhibitions, this program ventures inside the frenzied world of Jeroen van Aken-otherwise known as Hieronymus Bosch, the 15th-century Dutch painter famous for his visions of sin, damnation, and inadvertent eroticism. The video examines numerous Bosch works, including Ecce Homo, The Temptation of Saint Anthony, The Haywain, The Garden of Earthly Delights, and The Conjurer. While concentrating on the artist's central themes...
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The Mystery of Jan van Eyck tells the stories of some of the Flemish master's most significant paintings-The Ghent Altarpiece, The Arnolfini Marriage, The Dresden Triptych, Portrait of Cardinal Niccolo Albergati, and Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy, to name only five-with quiet authority and deep respect. Composed of stills and highly detailed close-ups supported by informative analysis and period music, the program is itself a museum piece-and an...
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The Italian Renaissance's contributions to revolutions in architecture, art, religion, commerce, politics, and navigation are discussed in this program. The Signoria Tower, Ghiberti's Baptistry doors, and Giotto's Bell Tower exemplify innovative ideas in architecture and art; Martin Luther and John Calvin apply similar revolutionary thinking to religion; Portuguese seafarers boldly set out to discover a route to India, while Christopher Columbus,...
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Johann Kupecký’s “Portrait of the Miniaturist Karl Bruni,” completed in 1709 and housed in the National Gallery in Prague.
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Painters of the Middle Agestraditionally used tempera on canvases. Flemish artist Jan van Eyck challenged traditions by painting with oils. In this Film Ideas video, explore the artistic elements, riddles, and symbolism within the Portrait of G. Arnolfini and his Wife painted in 1434.
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Want to impress your pals with your Renaissance art knowledge? Our enthusiastic, art-history-loving narrator breaks down the context, key artists, and art features that defined the Renaissance period. Filled with fast-paced banter between our expert and his reluctant sidekick, this is a light, entertaining, and contemporary take on the topic, sure to resonate with students.
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Angelo Poliziano created the story of Venus' birth from sea foam in Stanzas on the Tournament.Sandro Botticelli depicts the advent of the goddess inThe Birth of Venus, painted in the 15th century. In this Film Ideas video, explore the elements of the painting, Botticelli's approach to art, and his patronage of the de Medici family.
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Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the start of the 16th century; it has been constantly scrutinized and copied over the last five centuries. In this Film Ideas video, explore Da Vinci's artistic success prior to the Mona Lisa,the elements of the famous painting, Da Vinci's use of sfumato, and the possible model of the composition.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Antoine or Louis Le Nain’s “Peasant Family,” completed in 1645 and housed in the Louvre in Paris.
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This group portrait has come to symbolize the Golden Age of Dutch painting. Painted at the height of Rembrandt's career, The Night Watch goes beyond portrayal of characters and transcends conventions, juxtaposing eras and populations in a supreme homage to the freedom and might of Amsterdam, epitomized by this joyful militia company marching towards their destiny.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s “The Triumph of Death,” completed circa 1562 and housed in the National Prado Museum in Madrid.
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This work is full of allusions to the interplay between knowledge and mystery, science and religion, the familiar and the unknown, the inward- and the outward-looking. The shaft of light that is Vermeer's hallmark and in which he excelled celebrates the freedom of the age and the growth of humanism.
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1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art and provides a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. This film explores Albrecht Dürer’s “Portrait of an Unknown Cleric,” completed in 1516 and housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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This documentary focuses on the essence of the Carracci's art, from the dynamics of their working in a team—the Carracci were the first art collective in history—to the great legacy of their new aesthetics born out of a dedication to practice over theory, still so relevant today. Hosted by well-known art historian, Marco Riccòmini and structured like a road movie, we adventure from Fort Worth, Texas to Oxford, England to Rome and Bologna in Italy...