Art of the Western world [videorecording] / Annenberg Media ; series producers, Tony Cash, Andrew Snell ; series developed by Perry Miller Adato ; a production of WNET/Thirteen
- Published:
- Silver Spring, MD : Athena, 2011.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 513 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Cash, Tony, 1933-
Snell, Andrew
Adato, Perry Miller
Wood, Michael, 1948-
Dunlop, Geoff
Silleck, Bayley
Gold, Mick, 1947-
Marner, Eugene
Satrina, Carole Lucia
Wehn-Damisch, Teri
Llewelyn-Davies, Melissa
Potts, Ian
Bauman, Suzanne
Seidman, Robert
Annenberg Media
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Athena (Firm)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Language Note:
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. The Classical ideal / produced, directed and written by Geoff Dunlop, Bayley Silleck -- A white garment of churches : Romanesque and Gothic art / produced, directed and written by Perry Miller Adato -- The Early Renaissance / produced, directed and written by Mick Gold.
Disc 2. The High Renaissance / produced, directed and written by Geoff Dunlop -- Realms of light : the Baroque / produced, written by Eugene Marner, Carole Lucia Satrina ; directed by Eugene Marner -- An age of reason, an age of passion / produced, directed by Teri Wehn-Damisch.
Disc 3. A fresh view : Impressionism and Post-Impressionism / produced, directed and written by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies -- Into the 20th century / produced, directed by Ian Potts -- In our own time / produced, directed by Suzanne Bauman ; written by Suzanne Bauman, Robert Seidman. - Summary:
- Historian Michael Wood leads a nine-part tour through 2,500 years of Western painting, sculpture, and architecture, filmed at over 150 locations in eight countries and featuring commentary by historians and scholars.
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- ISBN:
- 9781598286861
1598286862 - Audience Notes:
- Rating: not rated.
- Note:
- Previously broadcast on PBS in 1989.
Special features: include artist biographies and Michael Wood biography. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Film editor, Roderic Cooke ... [et al.] ; cinematographer, Jeremy Stavenhagen ... [et al.].
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Host, Michael Wood.
- Technical Details:
- DVD, 4:3 full screen; Dolby Digital stereo.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
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