Sister Wendy's Story of Painting
7.9
1996
Documentary
Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.
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- Cast:
- Sister Wendy Beckett
Episode 10 : The Never Ending Story
September. 09,1996
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.
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Episode 9 : A New Pair of Eyes
September. 02,1996
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.
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Episode 8 : Impressions of Light
August. 26,1996
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.
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Episode 7 : Revolution
August. 19,1996
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.
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Episode 6 : Three Golden Ages
August. 12,1996
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.
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Episode 5 : Passion and Ecstasy
August. 05,1996
Sister Wendy looks at how, in the Baroque period, the Catholic Church used art and artists to fight back against the Reformation of Rome.
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Episode 4 : Two Sides of the Alps
July. 22,1996
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.
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Episode 3 : The Age of Genius
July. 15,1996
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.
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Episode 2 : A Hero Steps Forth
July. 08,1996
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.
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Episode 1 : The Mists of Time
July. 01,1996
Sister Wendy discovers masterpieces from the time of the cavemen, the world of the pharaohs, and the age of chivalry.
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