Dream of Plenty
Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the art of Renaissance Flanders evolved from the craft of precious tapestries within the Duchy of Burgundy into a painting school.
Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the art of Renaissance Flanders evolved from the craft of precious tapestries within the Duchy of Burgundy into a leading painting school in its own right. Starting his journey at the magnificent altarpiece of Ghent Cathedral created by the Van Eyck brothers, Andrew explains their groundbreaking innovation in oil painting and marvels at how the colours they obtained can still remain so vibrant today.
Andrew describes how, in the early Renaissance, the most urgent preoccupation was not the advancement of learning, humanist or otherwise, but the Last Judgment. People believed they were living in the end of days; a subject popular with preachers and artists and intensely realised in swarming microscopic detail by Hieronymus Bosch.
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Peter Paul Rubens
Duration: 02:13
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The Last Judgment
Duration: 01:21
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Introduction to Dream of Plenty
Duration: 00:55
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:18Guillemots
Little Bear
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00:35The Cinematic Orchestra
Entr'acte (Chapter 3)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Producer | Ian Leese |
| Director | Ian Leese |
| Series Producer | Silvia Sacco |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
Broadcasts
- Thu 4 Apr 2013 21:00
- Fri 5 Apr 2013 02:40
- Tue 9 Apr 2013 22:50
- Sun 29 Dec 2013 00:50
- Wed 15 Apr 2015 01:30
- Tue 30 Jun 2015 02:00
- Tue 10 May 2016 02:00
- Tue 5 Sep 2017 01:30
- Sun 1 Oct 2017 01:30
- Wed 14 Mar 2018 02:00
- Thu 5 Dec 2019 01:30
- Thu 4 Jun 2020 00:00
- Mon 9 Aug 2021 23:30
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