Masterpieces of the Hermitage (6 Parts)
- Synopsis
- A series on the Hermitage and its art treasures, which represent every school of Western art.
1: A walk through the Hermitage, Catherine the Great’s great palace in St Petersburg, looking at architecture and history, and how the Hermitage came to house one of the world’s greatest art collections.
2: Two centuries of sculpture, ranging from Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo, to Neoclassical.
3: Renaissance painting of 14th- and 15th-century Italy, showing work of Fra Angelico, Simone Martini and Fra Filippo Lippi.
4: Some of the nearly 10,0000 pieces of Egyptian art in the collection, which date back to 4000BC.
5: Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, including works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Degas. - Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 X 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1993
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: £29.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Documentation
- 6: Some of the vast collection of Spanish paintings, dating from the 16th century.
- Uses
- GCSE, A-level.
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- art collections; paintings; sculpture
Sections
- Title
- Museum’s majestic architecture, The
- Synopsis
- 1: A walk through the Hermitage, Catherine the Great's great palace in St Petersburg, looking at architecture and history, and how the Hermitage came to house one of the world's greatest art collections.
- Title
- Vast sculpture collection, The
- Synopsis
- 2: Two centuries of sculpture, ranging from Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo, to Neoclassical.
- Title
- Art of the early Italian Renaissance
- Synopsis
- 3: Renaissance painting of 14th- and 15th-century Italy, showing work of Fra Angelico, Simone Martini and Fra Filippo Lippi.
- Title
- Art of ancient Egypt, The
- Synopsis
- 4: Some of the nearly 10,0000 pieces of Egyptian art in the collection, which date back to 4000BC.
- Title
- Road to Impressionism, The: 19th-century France
- Synopsis
- 5: Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings, including works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Degas.
- Title
- Velazquez, El Greco, Goya and the Spanish masters
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Viewtech Educational Media
- Contact
- Lynda Morrell
- Notes
- NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.
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