A History of Art in Three Colours
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201260 minFinalizada

A History of Art in Three Colours

Cadena:BBC Four

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S01E03 - "White"

Emitido el Aug 8, 2012, 8:00 PM

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Dr. James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.

Detalles

Estado
Finalizada
Idioma
English
Duración
60 min
Estreno
July 25, 2012
Finalizado
August 8, 2012
Horario
Wednesday a las 21:00

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Episodios (1 Temporada · 3 Episodios)

Gold

For the very first civilisations and also our own, the yellow lustre of gold is the most alluring and intoxicating colour of all. From the midst of pre-history to a bunker deep beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.

Jul 25, 2012

60 min

Blue

When, in the Middle Ages, the precious blue stone lapis lazuli arrived in Europe from the East, blue became the most exotic and mysterious of colours. And it was artists who used it to offer us tantalising glimpses of other worlds beyond our own.

Aug 1, 2012

60 min

White

In the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. For the flamboyant JJ Wickelmann and the British genius Josiah Wedgewood, white embodied all the Enlightenment values of justice, equality and reason.

Aug 8, 2012

60 min

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