Arbroath
Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri visit Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, where a painting of an unknown man by an unknown artist turns out to be by one of the greats.
Hospitalfield House in the fishing town of Arbroath on Scotland's east coast is a Victorian treasure trove. The couple who owned this great house back in the 19th century were obsessed with the decorative arts and Hospitalfield is full of ornate carved ceilings, sculpted fireplaces, exquisite plasterwork and stonework carved by master masons. It's still a place where artists work today and it has a fine picture collection.
Amongst the many Victorian paintings, could a mysterious 16th-century portrait by one of the great Old Master artists lie waiting to be discovered? Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri travel to Arbroath to investigate what could be a true Old Master painting, obscured by 400 years of dirt and old varnish. Bendor suspects the painting is a lost masterpiece by giant of Dutch art Antonis Mor, court painter to Philip II of Spain. But with no documentary evidence, it's a hard case to prove.
While Bendor travels to Madrid to track down other examples of Mor's work, Emma digs deeper into the double standards of Victorian morals, finds the true story of the couple who made Hospitalfield a haven for artists, and meets the contemporary artists working at Hospitalfield today.
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Simon Gillespie at work
Duration: 01:25
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The work of Augustus Egg
Duration: 02:54
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The work of Anthonis Mor
Duration: 01:53
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Bendor Grosvenor |
Presenter | Emma Dabiri |
Director | Spike Geilinger |
Production Company | Tern Television Productions Ltd |
Executive Producer | Brendan Hughes |
Executive Producer | Harry Bell |
Broadcasts
- Wed 18 Oct 2017 21:00
- Thu 19 Oct 2017 02:30
- Tue 4 Dec 2018 22:30
- Mon 7 Mar 2022 20:00
- Tue 8 Mar 2022 01:30
- Mon 12 Feb 2024 21:00
- Tue 13 Feb 2024 02:00
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