Civilisations. [Episode 3], Paradise on Earth / produced & directed by Ashley Gething ; a BBC Open University partnership

Additional Titles:: Paradise on Earth and Picturing paradise
Published:: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (54 minutes)
Additional Creators:: Schama, Simon, Gething, Ashley, Schreiber, Liev, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Open University

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In English.

Summary:

Simon Schama examines one of our deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. Simon discovers that landscape painting is seldom a straightforward description of observed nature; rather it's a projection of dreams and idylls, as well as of escapes and refuges from human turmoil; the elusive paradise on earth. Simon begins in the 10th century, in Song dynasty China. The Song scrolls are never innocent of the values of that world: the landscapes depict immense mountains projecting imperial authority. But as that authority was threatened and overwhelmed, majestic mountains are represented in geological turmoil, writhing and heaving.

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Documentary television programs

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["00:53:10"]

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video file

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Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2019).
Adapted from a program by Simon Schama.

Participant/Performer Note:

Narrated by Liev Schreiber.

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