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A multimedia survey of the history and development Western art, featuring six main movements: the late medieval world, the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo to revolution, Romanticism, and Impressionism and...
Focuses on the role played by speed of execution, including a repertoire of rapidly-executed pictorial gestures, in the origins and development of the Impressionist movement. Includes works by Monet,...
Focuses on the period 1796-1828, but begins by taking a brief look back on Goya’s earlier career before exploring his drawings and their context. Examines technique, style and subject matter.
Examines the influence of humanism in painting, sculpture and architecture. In 9 sections: 1) Signs of Change: compares the frescoes of Benozzo Gozzoli in the chapel of the Medici Palace, Florence, with...
Follows art historian Craig Harbison on a quest to resolve the mystery surrounding Jan van Eyck’s painting ‘The Arnolfini Marriage’, commissioned in 1434 by a wealthy Renaissance merchant. A new...
Discusses the way different political regimes require different uses for the city and its buildings. In three parts: 1) Republican Florence: looks at civic humanism and patrician power in 15th-centurey...
Follows art historian Claudia Swan to Krakow and Leiden on a quest to connect Renaissance art and science. The discovery of nearly 2000 Renaissance watercolours in a Polish library triggers a journey into...
Examines in detail Jan van Eyck’s ‘Arnolfini Portrait’, painted in the Netherlands in 1434. By scrolling over the surface the viewer can approach the painting through different topics, such as the...
Examines Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Mystic Nativity’, painted in Florence in 1500, using high-resolution imaging to reveal its complex and fascinating layers of meaning. Botticelli’s vision of universal...
Traces the life and work of Ingres, well-known for his allegorical, historical and religious compositions, his female nudes and his portraits. Follows his moves from his native Montauban in the south of...
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