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Great Epochs Of European Art: Art Of Renaissance
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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This informative set contains three complete programs that are iIIustrated by selected masterpieces of architecture, scuIpture and painting and are fiImed on Iocation throughout Europe.
The Art of The Renaissance
Exemplary masterpieces together with the great artistic personaIities of the era iIIustrate the achievements and accomplishments of the Renaissance; especiaIly FIorence and the circIe of artist around BrunelIeschi, Bramante, Leonardo, Raphael and MicheIangelo.
Baroque Art
The vast compIex of St. Peter's provided a magnificent setting for papaI pomp and pageantry. ln Bernini, the Roman CathoIic church found its virtuoso architect and scuIptor. The Emperor in Vienna and the Kings and Princes in 17th century Europe also used the arts as a means of dispIaying their power. In particular Louis XIV, with his palace and garden of VersaiIIes.
Rococo Art
The world of salons, sophisticated festivities and the loveIy worId of make-believe is reflected in the pictures of Watteau and Boucher. The Huge residentiaI palaces were repIaced by small pIeasure houses, the "maisons de plaisance." Sanssouci, the palace of the Prussian King Frederick Il, was constructed not as a place to represent, but to think. |
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