Sister Wendy's Story of Painting - Season 1

Sister Wendy's Story of Painting - Season 1

Season 1

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.
Network
Datesjuin 30, 1996 - sept. 8, 1996

Episodes

The Mists of Time
Season 1Episode 160 min

The Mists of Time

Sister Wendy discovers masterpieces from the time of the cavemen, the world of the pharaohs, and the age of chivalry.
juin 30, 1996
The Hero Steps Forth
Season 1Episode 260 min

The Hero Steps Forth

Sister Wendy takes a closer look at art in the Middle Ages. Featured is works by Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch.
juil. 7, 1996
The Age of Genius
Season 1Episode 360 min

The Age of Genius

Sister Wendy visits Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, where she explains why she thinks the Mona Lisa is smiling. Then she moves on to Rome, where she explores the Sistine Chapel.
juil. 14, 1996
Two Sides of the Alps
Season 1Episode 460 min

Two Sides of the Alps

Sister Wendy looks at the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Europe, taking in works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Bruegel along the way.
juil. 21, 1996
Passion & Ecstasy
Season 1Episode 560 min

Passion & Ecstasy

Sister Wendy looks at how, in the Baroque period, the Catholic Church used art and artists to fight back against the Reformation of Rome.
août 4, 1996
Three Golden Ages
Season 1Episode 660 min

Three Golden Ages

Sister Wendy explores the golden ages of painting in 17th century Spain, France and the Netherlands. She journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam through the Spanish court and the works of Velazquez to the ruins of ancient Rome.
août 11, 1996
Revolution
Season 1Episode 760 min

Revolution

Sister Wendy studies English painting at the time of the Industrial Revolution, looks at art during the French Revolution, and visits Spain for the romantic genius of Goya.
août 18, 1996
Impressions of Light
Season 1Episode 860 min

Impressions of Light

Sister Wendy tells the story of the Impressionists and their followers, visiting Monet's garden at Giverny and the field where Van Gogh shot himself.
août 25, 1996
A New Pair of Eyes
Season 1Episode 960 min

A New Pair of Eyes

Sister Wendy visits Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee.
sept. 1, 1996
The Never-Ending Story
Season 1Episode 1060 min

The Never-Ending Story

Sister Wendy focuses on the art world that developed in America after the Second World War, looking at works by Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud.
sept. 8, 1996

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