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Simon schama tells how berninis ecstasy of st teresa pushed the baroque boundaries. Italian sculptor gianlorenzo bernini 15981680 becomes the hottest artist in rome. Gian lorenzo bernini 15981680 born in naples, bernini was an exceptional talent from an early age and went on to dominate the art world of 17th century rome. Still, it is interesting to see what pbs web developers are doing.
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Watch simon schamas power of art online full series. Simon schamas power of art bernini tv episode 2006 plot. Popular videos simon schamas power of art simon schamas power of art topic. The series was broadcast in october and november 2006 on bbc2. After reading simon schamas, the power of art, it is disturbing to reflect that scorn and incomprehension are often the only payment that visionary artists ever receive, at least during their lifetimes.
Bbc one simon schamas power of art, bernini, sex and the. Simon schama s series of commentary on eight masters and their masterpieces in the history of art have a uniting theme how art can influenced by power and how power influences art but yet seems to address mostly the noninitiated audience. Watching simon schama s power of art is like taking an ivy league course in art appreciation, with the folksy but knowledgeable schama as guide and interpreter. Documentary series in which historian simon schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight masterpieces. The power of the everyday is the key to rembrandt, schamas mostly forciblyargued and most convincing case. Bernini this is not a series about things that hang on walls, it is not about decor or prettiness. Bernini was a sculptor in rome, located somewhere in time just a bit after shakespeare had become a big hit in england.
Mark rothko believed that figurative art could no longer connect us to the human tragedy, so he set himself a test. Simon schamas power of art is a threedvd set, packaged in a stylish gatefold case with a slipcover. The eight works of art profiled in this series are. The series consists of eight episodes, each of which portrays one of the eight artists weaving his biography and historical context to help. Simon schamas power of art is a bbc documentary series presented by simon schama, featuring eight artists caravaggio, bernini, rembrandt, david, turner, van gogh, picasso, and rothko and their works. Renowned art historian simon schama explores the power and passion of art, examining eight of history s most influential works. Jun 30, 2015 simon schama talks about making the power of art series. The power of art as propaganda is the key to the programme on david. Berninis sculptures looked as though they defied gravity. His work epitomised the baroque style and his sculpture, church interiors and exteriors and town planning could be seen everywhere. It is a series about the force, the need, the passion of art. Bernini kpbs gian lorenzo bernini first boy wonder, then adult prodigy was a man who defined the term virtuoso. He concentrates not just on the art history as such, but mainly on the relationship between the work and the historical context of its creation, as this touches the.
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Simon schamas power of art picasso video dailymotion. Gian lorenzo bernini, italian artist who was perhaps the greatest sculptor of the 17th century and an outstanding architect as well. A collection of hourlong films on eight seminal artists and their groundbreaking works, which originally aired on british television, this boxed set is as entertaining. Eight artists are featuredcaravaggio, bernini, rembrandt, david, turner, van gogh, picasso, and rothkoand each portrait of the artist weaves biography and historical context to help explain the true power of his works. The overview of several of his sculpture masterpieces includes the ecstasy of saint teresa. Born in naples, bernini was an exceptional talent from an early age and went on to dominate the art world of 17th century rome. It is a series about the force, the need, the passion. Great art has dreadful manners, simon schama observes wryly at the start of his epic and explosive exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. Schama has chosen eight artists to present indepth. Simon schama s power of art is a bbc documentary series presented by simon schama, featuring eight artists caravaggio, bernini, rembrandt, david, turner, van gogh, picasso, and rothko and their works. The whole point of classified sculptures was to make humans less so, to give mortal flesh the heavyweight smoothness of immortality. The chapels focal point is berninis sculpture of the ecstasy of st.
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Her latest great find is simon schama s power of art, which is running this summer on pbs stations. With simon schama, andrea gherpelli, meirko ficca, valerio aprea. Popular videos simon schama s power of art simon schama s power of art topic. It aired in poland on tvp2 in february and march 2008, on pbs in the us and re broadcast in september 2008 on tvontario in canada, abc1 in australia, australia network in the asiapacific region, tv one in new zealand and on et1 in greece. Simon schamas power of art recounts the remarkable story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight art masterpieces. Bernini created the baroque style of sculpture and developed it to such an extent that other artists are of only minor importance in a discussion of that style. Simon schama details the life and most of the works of italian master sculptor bernini, including his rivalry with other artists which helped lead to his disastrous design for bell towers at st. Follow the progression of artistic vision through the ages, from 17thcentury europe to 1950s new york, with historical reenactments and schamas trademark storytelling. The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into believing masterpieces are polite things. I first saw simon schama s power of art on discs i ordered from netflix and knew that i needed to order the set for myself immediately. Simon schama tells how berninis ecstasy of st teresa pushed the baroque boundaries in 17th century rome, helping to cement this.
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