Barcode | 794051169020 |
Release Date | 10/15/2002 |
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Sister Wendy Beckett | Presenter |
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Producer | Allan Palmer
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Sister Wendy Beckett, a cloistered nun and Oxford-educated art scholar who became a most unlikely TV personality in Britain, takes an art appreciation tour across America, visiting six major art museums in this series from PBS |
Seen it: Yes 60 mins 6/30/1996 1. S1E1: The Mists of Time | |
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Sister Wendy Beckett examines early visual art, from cave paintings and ancient Egyptian art, to the Book of Kells
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 7/7/1996 2. S1E2: The Hero Steps Forth | |
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The pioneering work of 14th and 15th-century artists, Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simon Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch, from whose paintings emerged a sense of depth, character and perspective
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 7/14/1996 3. S1E3: The Age of Genius | |
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Renaissance Florence, the Sistine Chapel and the history of the Mona Lisa come to light as Sister Wendy Beckett examines the art of 15th-century Italy
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 7/21/1996 4. S1E4: Two Sides of The Alps | |
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The Renaissance in Venice and northern Europe comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett examines works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Brueghel
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/4/1996 5. S1E5: Passion & Ecstasy | |
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The story of the Catholic church fighting back against the Reformation comes to light as Sister Wendy Beckett explores how art was used to reclaim the devout during the baroque period
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/11/1996 6. S1E6: Three Golden Ages | |
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The golden age of 17th-century portraiture comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy travels to Spain, France and the Netherlands. The art-loving nun journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam to study the works of Velazquez at the Spanish court
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/18/1996 7. S1E7: Revolution | |
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English painting during the Industrial Revolution, Goya's romantic Spain, and art during the French Revolution come under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett visits galleries worldwide
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/25/1996 8. S1E8: Impressions of Light | |
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The art-loving nun examines the work of Manet and other impressionists, taking a journey through France to Monet's garden at Giverny and to the field where van Gogh took his own life
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 9/1/1996 9. S1E9: A New Pair of Eyes | |
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The art-loving nun travels to Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art, from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 9/8/1996 10. S1E10: The Never-Ending Story | |
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An examination of the growth of modernism and the avant garde through painters such as Jackson Pollock, Lucien Freud and Lichtenstein. Plus, the work of Andy Warhol - creator of pop art such as Consomme Soup and Marilyn
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 11. Kimbell Art Museum Ft. Worth Texas | |
Seen it: Yes 60 mins 6/30/1996 12. The Mists of Time | |
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Sister Wendy Beckett examines early visual art, from cave paintings and ancient Egyptian art, to the Book of Kells
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 7/7/1996 13. The Hero Steps Forth | |
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The pioneering work of 14th and 15th-century artists, Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simon Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch, from whose paintings emerged a sense of depth, character and perspective
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 7/14/1996 14. The Age of Genius | |
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Renaissance Florence, the Sistine Chapel and the history of the Mona Lisa come to light as Sister Wendy Beckett examines the art of 15th-century Italy
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 7/21/1996 15. Two Sides of The Alps | |
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The Renaissance in Venice and northern Europe comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett examines works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Brueghel
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/4/1996 16. Passion & Ecstasy | |
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The story of the Catholic church fighting back against the Reformation comes to light as Sister Wendy Beckett explores how art was used to reclaim the devout during the baroque period
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/11/1996 17. Three Golden Ages | |
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The golden age of 17th-century portraiture comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy travels to Spain, France and the Netherlands. The art-loving nun journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam to study the works of Velazquez at the Spanish court
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/18/1996 18. Revolution | |
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English painting during the Industrial Revolution, Goya's romantic Spain, and art during the French Revolution come under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett visits galleries worldwide
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 8/25/1996 19. Impressions of Light | |
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The art-loving nun examines the work of Manet and other impressionists, taking a journey through France to Monet's garden at Giverny and to the field where van Gogh took his own life
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 9/1/1996 20. A New Pair of Eyes | |
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The art-loving nun travels to Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art, from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee
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Seen it: Yes 60 mins 9/8/1996 21. The Never-Ending Story | |
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An examination of the growth of modernism and the avant garde through painters such as Jackson Pollock, Lucien Freud and Lichtenstein. Plus, the work of Andy Warhol - creator of pop art such as Consomme Soup and Marilyn
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