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Exhibition great art on screen volume EX08
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English
Description
Given complete and unprecedented access to the treasures of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, this film provides viewers with the moving and inspiring experience of seeing Vincent's iconic masterpieces close-up on the screen while presenting new insights and interpretations by specially invited guests and experts including V. Willem van Gogh, great grandson of Theo van Gogh.
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Exhibition great art on screen volume Ex 04
Language
English
Description
A remarkable event occurred at London's National Gallery when the largest ever collection of Leonardo's surviving paintings was assembled for a unique exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan. Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow offers his insight into the great masterpieces and invites the opinions of the curators, restorers and other specially invited guests.
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Exhibition great art on screen volume EX11
Language
English
Description
This film, based on the Barnes Foundation's remarkable Renoir collection, uncovers the rarely told story of Renoir's artistic reinvention following his rejection of impressionism in the early 1890s and explores the life of monumental artist Pierre Auguste Renoir. Renoir's impressionist paintings of Paris are among the public's favorites. Eventually, however, Renior grew bored of this style and drastically changed his path. His later works are much...
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Exhibition great art on screen volume EX07
Language
English
Description
A beautifully filmed documentary that goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece of art. Holland's distinguished Mauritshuis, is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a gallery. Enjoying exclusive access, the film's main focus are the key works housed here. Interpretation of these major treasures offer insights into Vermeer and his most famous work and are interwoven with Vermeer's life story...
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English
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These portraits provide the substance of this illuminating film, which casts entirely new light on Cezanne's life and work. Through Cezanne's correspondence the film provides a rare understanding of the significance of his genius, and a key to a true appreciation of twentieth century art.
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Exhibition great art on screen volume EX06
Language
English
Description
A once-in-a-lifetime event hosted by London's National Gallery, in collaboration with Amsterdam's Rijks museum, is a major exhibition of Rembrandt's late masterpieces. Given exclusive access by the National Gallery, the film documents this extraordinary show, interweaving Rembrandt's life story and behind-the-scenes activities at the National Gallery. This extraordinary exhibition highlights the formal and iconographic concerns that occupied Rembrandt...