Art of France
- Synopsis
- Three episode series tracing the history of French art, presented by art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon. Beginning with the arrival of Classicism and the Age of Enlightenment, the series proceeeds through the upheavals of the French Revolution - reflected in the paintings of Gericault, David, Ingres and Delacroix - and finishes with a look at Impressionism and its far-reaching influence on almost every art movement of the modern era.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2017
- Notes
- Each episode is also available to buy separately at £195.00 [+VAT, +P&P].
- Subjects
- Art; History
- Keywords
- architecture - French; Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); French Revolution; Gothic style; Impressionism; Ingres, Jean-August-Dominique (1780-1867); Monet, Claude (1840-1926); Napoleon Bonaparte; Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); art - French; Géricualt, Théodore; David, Jacques Louis; Watteau, Jean-Antoine
Credits
- Writer
- Andrew Graham-Dixon
- Contributor
- Andrew Graham-Dixon
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £585.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 150 minutes
- Year
- 2017
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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