Learning on ScreenPainting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey
- Synopsis
- In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the French public turned to British history as a way of making sense of its recent past. History books written in an accessible and popular style brought the subject to a wider audience, and there was an enormous appetite for historical paintings, plays, tableaux and novels. The Execution of Lady Jane Grey was a sensation when it was first exhibited to the Parisian public in 1834. Paul Delaroche’s paintings, with their historical detail and their intimate focus on the emotions of their characters, represented an entirely new genre of history painting. This art DVD looks at the circumstances that inspired both his approach and his choice of subject matter.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 2010
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- paintings - French; The Execution of Lady Jane Grey (painting)
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £5.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 35 minutes
- Year
- 2019
Distributor
- Name
National Gallery
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