Three Painters: Giotto, Rembrandt and Turner

Synopsis: Sir Lawrence Gowing explores the works of three great painters (in three separate programmes), discussing the historical and social backgrounds against which the artists worked and concentrating on a small number of canvasses.
1: The work of Giotto, filmed in Assisi, Padua and Florence. Shows the Scrovegni Chapel in Chapel in Padua with its sequesnce of 34 frescoes.
2: The work of Rembrandt van Rijn, born in Leiden. He spent his working life in Amsterdam and his huge output included drawings, etchings and over 450 oil paintings.
3: The work of J M W Turner, born in London, who produced 528 paintings and and over 19,000 drawings.
Series: Turner: Elements of Risk
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 3 x 40 min.
Year of production: 1988
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each
Notes: REMBRANDT broadcast on BBC2 on 21/7/88.
Subjects: Art
Keywords: Giotto (1267-1337); paintings - British; paintings - Italian; paintings - Netherlandish; Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669); Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)

Director

Christopher Burstall

Contributor

Carol Owens

Cast

Lawrence Gowing

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