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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 5 of 9, Renaissances
directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 5 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 54 mins
Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering. The two phenomena did not unfold in separate artistic universes; they were acutely conscious of, and in competition with, each other and mutually open to influ...
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directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 5 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 54 mins
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Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering. The two phenomena did not unfold in separate artistic universes; they were acutely conscious of, and in competition with, each other and mutually open to influences flowing both ways. The fifth film in Civilisations goes east and west with Simon Schama: to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanb...
Think Renaissance and you think Italy. But in the 15th and 16th centuries the great Islamic empires experienced their own extraordinary cultural flowering. The two phenomena did not unfold in separate artistic universes; they were acutely conscious of, and in competition with, each other and mutually open to influences flowing both ways. The fifth film in Civilisations goes east and west with Simon Schama: to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanbul and Mughal Lahore and Agra, exploring those connections and rivalries.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Mimar Sinan, 1488-1588, Michelangelo Buonarotti, 1475-1564
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Ashley Gething, 1970-, Mimar Sinan, 1488-1588, Michelangelo Buonarotti, 1475-1564, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 6 of 9, Encounters
directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 6 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 54 mins
In the 15th and 16th centuries distant and disparate cultures met, often for the first time, David Olusoga shows, art was always on the frontline. David travels to Japan to explore how the Tokugawa Shogunate, after an initial embrace, became so wary of outside interference that they sought to cut ties with the out...
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directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 6 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 54 mins
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In the 15th and 16th centuries distant and disparate cultures met, often for the first time, David Olusoga shows, art was always on the frontline. David travels to Japan to explore how the Tokugawa Shogunate, after an initial embrace, became so wary of outside interference that they sought to cut ties with the outside world. But in their art, as in their trade, they could never truly isolate themselves from foreign influences. By contrast the Pro...
In the 15th and 16th centuries distant and disparate cultures met, often for the first time, David Olusoga shows, art was always on the frontline. David travels to Japan to explore how the Tokugawa Shogunate, after an initial embrace, became so wary of outside interference that they sought to cut ties with the outside world. But in their art, as in their trade, they could never truly isolate themselves from foreign influences. By contrast the Protestant Dutch Republic was itself an entirely new kind of creature: a market driven nation-state.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, David Olusoga, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717, Johannes Vermeer, 1632-1675
Topic / Theme
Portuguese, Aztecs, British, Dutch, Beninese
Copyright Message
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Person
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717, Johannes Vermeer, 1632-1675, David Olusoga, fl. 1999, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 8 of 9, The Cult Of Progress
directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 8 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 54 mins
David shows how in New Zealand one artist was co-opted by the Maori who used his sills to record their culture and celebrate their ancestors. As the 19th Century came to an end, the certainties of industrial and scientific advance were increasingly questioned; many artists (Gauguin and Picasso amongst them) turned...
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directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 8 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 54 mins
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David shows how in New Zealand one artist was co-opted by the Maori who used his sills to record their culture and celebrate their ancestors. As the 19th Century came to an end, the certainties of industrial and scientific advance were increasingly questioned; many artists (Gauguin and Picasso amongst them) turned to non-Western art and culture for inspiration. And in the face of the catastrophic conflict of the First World War, the idea that pro...
David shows how in New Zealand one artist was co-opted by the Maori who used his sills to record their culture and celebrate their ancestors. As the 19th Century came to an end, the certainties of industrial and scientific advance were increasingly questioned; many artists (Gauguin and Picasso amongst them) turned to non-Western art and culture for inspiration. And in the face of the catastrophic conflict of the First World War, the idea that progress, reason and industrial advance were guarantors of higher 'civilisation' was rejected.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, David Olusoga, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, Édouard Manet, 1832-1883, Claude Monet, 1840-1926, Otto Dix, 1891-1969, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Topic / Theme
Industrialization, Imperialism, World War I, 1914-1918, Science and Technology, Family and Culture, French, Maori, American Indians
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Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, Édouard Manet, 1832-1883, Claude Monet, 1840-1926, Otto Dix, 1891-1969, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, David Olusoga, fl. 1999, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 9 of 9, The Vital Spark
directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 9 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 53 mins
Simon’s last programme explores the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world. It looks at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity and turns on one central question: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, a place where we can escape and pull the ladder up after us? Or should it plung...
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directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 9 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 53 mins
Description
Simon’s last programme explores the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world. It looks at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity and turns on one central question: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, a place where we can escape and pull the ladder up after us? Or should it plunge headlong into the chaos and cacophony while transforming the way we see it and live in it? Using the works of both dead and contempor...
Simon’s last programme explores the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world. It looks at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity and turns on one central question: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, a place where we can escape and pull the ladder up after us? Or should it plunge headlong into the chaos and cacophony while transforming the way we see it and live in it? Using the works of both dead and contemporary artists of the 20th and 21st Simon seeks answers to these profound questions.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Anselm Kiefer, 1945-
Copyright Message
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Person
Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Anselm Kiefer, 1945-, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilizations, Episode 9, What Is Art Good For?
directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 9 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 52 mins
Explore the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, or should it plunge headlong into the chaos while transforming the way we see and live in it?
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directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 9 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 52 mins
Description
Explore the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, or should it plunge headlong into the chaos while transforming the way we see and live in it?
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Frederika Dicker-Brandeis, 1898-1944, Michal Rovner, 1957-, Piet Mondrian, 1872-1944, Kara Walker, 1969-, Anselm Kiefer, 1945-, Cai Guo-Qiang, 1957-, El Anatsui, 1944-
Topic / Theme
Family and Culture, War and Violence
Copyright Message
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Person
Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Frederika Dicker-Brandeis, 1898-1944, Michal Rovner, 1957-, Piet Mondrian, 1872-1944, Kara Walker, 1969-, Anselm Kiefer, 1945-, Cai Guo-Qiang, 1957-, El Anatsui, 1944-, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 7 of 9, Color And Light
directed by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 7 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 53 mins
Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's San Zaccaria altarpiece and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne contested the assumption that drawing would always be su...
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directed by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 7 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 53 mins
Description
Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's San Zaccaria altarpiece and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne contested the assumption that drawing would always be superior to colouring. Simon ends the film in Matisse's great chapel at Vence, where colour is used - against a backdrop of the Second Wo...
Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's San Zaccaria altarpiece and Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne contested the assumption that drawing would always be superior to colouring. Simon ends the film in Matisse's great chapel at Vence, where colour is used - against a backdrop of the Second World War - once more to enrapture, enlighten and as a path to God.
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Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Henri Matisse, 1869-1954, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770, Giovanni Bellini, Francisco Goya, 1746-1828, Titian, 1485-1576, Hokusai, 1760-1849
Topic / Theme
Family and Culture, Venetian, Afghans
Copyright Message
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Person
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Henri Matisse, 1869-1954, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770, Giovanni Bellini, Francisco Goya, 1746-1828, Titian, 1485-1576, Hokusai, 1760-1849, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilizations, Episode 4, Encounters
directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
See how seafaring advances and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
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directed by Ian Leese, fl. 1993; presented by David Olusoga, fl. 1999; produced by Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 54 mins
Description
See how seafaring advances and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, David Olusoga, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717
Topic / Theme
British, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Aztecs, Japanese, Edo, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
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Person
Ian Leese, fl. 1993, Johan Zoffany, 1733-1810, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717, David Olusoga, fl. 1999, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilizations, Episode 6, Paradise on Earth
directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, and refuges - the elusive paradise on earth.
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directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins
Description
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, and refuges - the elusive paradise on earth.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Ansel Adams, 1902-1984, Pieter Bruegel, 1525-1569, Richard Misrach, 1949-, Thomas Cole, 1801-1848
Topic / Theme
Photography, Religion, Rug making, Climate and the Environment, Family and Culture, Chinese, Americans, Dutch, British, Persian, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
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Person
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Ansel Adams, 1902-1984, Pieter Bruegel, 1525-1569, Richard Misrach, 1949-, Thomas Cole, 1801-1848, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilizations, Episode 7, Color and Light
directed by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins
Explore the story of light and color in art - both in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy. Journey from Gothic cathedrals and Indian courtly painting to modern art.
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directed by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins
Description
Explore the story of light and color in art - both in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy. Journey from Gothic cathedrals and Indian courtly painting to modern art.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Nutopia, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Henry Matisse, 1869-1954, Titian, 1485-1576, Francisco Goya, 1746-1828
Topic / Theme
Visual art, Art movements, Family and Culture
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Nutopia Productions
Person
Hugo Macgregor, fl. 2005, Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Henry Matisse, 1869-1954, Titian, 1485-1576, Francisco Goya, 1746-1828, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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Civilisations (Arts), Episode 3 of 9, Paradise On Earth
directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 3 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 53 mins
Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. S...
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directed by Ashley Gething, 1970-; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University and British Broadcasting Corporation, in Civilisations (Arts), Episode 3 of 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2018), 53 mins
Description
Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins in the 10th century, in Song dynasty China. The Song scrolls are never innocent of the values of that world: the landscapes...
Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins in the 10th century, in Song dynasty China. The Song scrolls are never innocent of the values of that world: the landscapes depict immense mountains projecting imperial authority. But as that authority was threatened and overwhelmed, majestic mountains are represented in geological turmoil, writhing and heaving.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Nutopia, Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Simon Schama, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Civilisations (Arts)
Speaker / Narrator
Liev Schreiber, 1967-
Person Discussed
Paolo Veronese, 1528-1588, Ansel Adams, 1902-1984, Daniele Barbaro, 1514-1570
Copyright Message
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Person
Ashley Gething, 1970-, Paolo Veronese, 1528-1588, Ansel Adams, 1902-1984, Daniele Barbaro, 1514-1570, Simon Schama, 1945-, Liev Schreiber, 1967-
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