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A dramatisation of a dinner party at the Baron d’Holbach’s house in Paris in 1770. The guests are Frederick the Great of Prussia, Diderot, Voltaire and Rousseau. The action takes place in the dining room...
Explores the garden of Rousham House, Oxfordshire, designed by William Kent. Gardens in the late 17th century had been formal in design, in imitation of French examples such as Versailles. In the early 18th...
Consists of three scenes from Beaumarchais’ play ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and the same scenes from Mozart’s opera: Act V, part of Figaro’s monologue and part of Figaro’s aria; Act III, the duet...
Looks at the Lunar Society of Birmingham, which flourished from the 1760s until 1810. The society was characterised by an interest in scientific progress with a strong element of radical politics and...
In 1492 Duke Ercole I of Ferrara began a major extension of the city, designed by his court architect Biagio Rossetti. Examines this extension, and its relationship to the history of Ferrara. Shows how the...
Examines the complex relationship between medieval and Renaissance Florence. Looks at a number of medieval buildings in Florence, including the Palazzo Vecchio, the Baptistery and San Miniato, and shows how...
Examines a city block in the centre of Florence, which consists principally of domestic buildings, dominated by the Palace of the Guelf Party (14th-16th century). These include a medieval tower-house, the...
Examines ‘The Triumph of Caesar’, a series of nine canvases painted in the late 15th century by Andrea Mantegna. They were painted for the Gonzaga family in Mantua and are now in the British Royal...
Examines the church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice built between 1481 and 1489 to the designs of Pietro Lombardo. The church enshrines the miraculous image of the ‘Virgin and Child’, a painting by...
The priory of San Marco in Florence was rebuilt in the 15th century by the architect Michelozzo, with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his pupils under the patronage of Cosimo de Medici. Examines the...
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