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The Mystery of Jan van Eyck
Item# 40331
© 2008
87 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-830-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-831-4
The Mystery of Jan van Eyck tells the stories of some of the Flemish master's most significant paintings-The Ghent Altarpiece, The Arnolfini Marriage, The Dresden Triptych, Portrait of Cardinal Niccol...
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Richard Serra: To See Is to Think
Item# 39926
© 2007
44 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-944-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-945-8
Famous for sculptures that combine fluidity with monolithic bulk, Richard Serra favors two basic materials: compressed steel, which he manipulates in a factory setting, and the natural spaces found at...
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Feelings: Emotions and Art
Item# 39856
© 2007
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-915-1
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-916-8
The idea of using art to explore the human condition rather than the divine was a significant departure from the predominantly religious artwork that preceded this secular revelation. In this program,...
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Save Our Souls: Industrialization and Art
Item# 39857
© 2007
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-917-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-918-2
Industrialization in the 19th century, and the widespread human exploitation and personal alienation that characterized it, produced a crisis of faith and shook people's confidence in the very concept...
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This Is Civilization
Item# 39854
© 2007
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-911-3
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-912-0
In This Is Civilization, art critic and renowned broadcaster Matthew Collings updates and expands upon the 1969 British television classic Civilization: A Personal View as he travels the world in sear...
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Uncertainty: Modernity and Art
Item# 39858
© 2007
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-919-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-920-5
Instead of offering an idealized or ennobled vision of humankind, modern art-an instrument of the tumultuous 20th century-communicates chaos, anxiety, and above all, uncertainty. In this program, Matt...
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Ye Gods: Religion and Art
Item# 39855
© 2007
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-913-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-914-4
This program considers the debt Western civilization owes to paganism, Christianity, and Islam, showing how each religion has influenced the other and how the art of all three continues to exert an ef...
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The Art of Spain: From the Moors to Modernism
Item# 39407
© 2007
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-264-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-265-7
From the Rock of Gibraltar to Basque country, this sweeping three-part series reveals the richness of Spanish art and architectural history. Renowned critic and scholar Andrew Graham-Dixon travels nor...
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The Dark Heart: 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish Art
Item# 39409
© 2007
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-268-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-269-5
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon continues his travels from southern to northern Spain, revealing a stunning and informative array of artworks. In this program, he journeys to the provinces surroundi...
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The Moorish South: Art in Muslim and Christian Spain from 711 to 1492
Item# 39408
© 2007
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-266-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-267-1
Under Muslim rule, Spain became the most advanced, wealthy, and populous country in Europe, with great leaps forward in art, architecture, and many other fields. In this program, art historian Andrew...
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