Rubens and England

Synopsis

Looks at Rubens’ career in England, and in particular at the recently restored eight-panel ceiling of the Whitehall Banqueting House commissioned by Charles I in 1629, and examines the meanings that the panels had for the contemporary population.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 15 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1975

Availability

Hire

Uses

Introductory courses. Background material for students of the history of art.*

Subjects

Art

Keywords

painted ceilings; Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); stately homes

Credits

Director

Richard Bigham

Writer

Gregory Martin

Contributor

Arthur G Wooster

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Balfour Films

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.