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  1. Titian (2007)

    Director
    Jake Auerbach
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 mins), £7.75

    Documentary. Titian has been called the "first great 20th Century Artist". His fresh interpretations of old stories from mythology, and his constant reinvention of the portrait, have inspired artists for...

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  2. Venice Through Canaletto’s Eyes (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1999 sale £10.00 (inclusive)

    Explores how Canaletto produced his archetypal views of Venice. Filmed on location, the video takes the viewer on a trip along the Grand Canal from S Simeone Piccolo to Piazza San Marco, looking at Venice as...

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  3. Discovering the Italian Baroque: The Denis Mahon Collection (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale £10.00 (inclusive)

    Sir Denis Mahon’s colllection of Italian Baroque paintings includes masterpieces by Guercino, Guido Reni, Domenichino and Annibale Carraci, as well as a large number of drawings by Guercino, the artist on...

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  4. Giotto: The Arena Chapel (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Giotto’s fresco decorative scheme for the Arena Chapel in Padua is considered to be one of the cornerstones of western art. Professor Charles Harrison investigates this commission by Enrico Scrovegni and...

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  5. Siena Cathedral (1994)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Architecture; Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 48 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Investigates the unusual history of Siena Cathedral’s construction from the early 13th to the end of the 14th century. The unusual and detailed history of its construction dramatically portrays Siena’s...

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  6. Duccio: The Rucellai Madonna (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Amanda Willett
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Professor John White compares the history and pictorial significance of this panel painting to the similarly sized ‘Ognissanti Madonna’ by Giotto. Dr Alfio del Serra, who restored both works, examines...

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  7. Rinuccini Chapel, Santa Croce, The, (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (25 minutes), £34.99

    Examines this rare example of a 14th-century funerary chapel which still retains its original components. Sited in the sacristy of Florence’s great Franciscan church, the frescoes, the panelled altarpiece,...

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  8. Carlo Levi Stopped Here (1992 Video)

    Director
    Virginia Heath
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Distribution
    Sale (Clips and Footage), Videocassette. VHS. col. 45 min.

    Considers the relationship between the industrialised north of Italy and the underdeveloped south, as expressed in the paintings of Carlo Levi, author of ‘Christ Stopped at Eboli’.

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  9. Piero Trail, The (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Anna Benson Gyles
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min., 1998 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    To mark the 500th aniversary of Piero’s death, art historians and contemporary artists try to unravel some of the hidden meanings behind Piero della Francesca’s work and chart his pioneering use of...

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  10. Tiziano: Dominio e Illusione Della Pittura (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, LaserVision videodisc. 2 sides.

    The paintings of Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, 1490-1576).

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