Renaissance Unchained
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - Gods, Myths and Oil PaintingsDecember 23, 20151hWaldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional notion of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases the ingenuity in both technique and ideas behind great artists such as Van Eyck, Memling, Van der Weyden, Cranach, Riemenschneider and Durer.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - Whips, Deaths and MadonnasDecember 23, 201560minWaldemar returns to Italy to trace the Italian Renaissance from its perceived origins with Giotto and takes a look at the importance of religious narrative in Italian art. While there were certainly a few aesthetic influences from classical art, the majority of Italian painting and sculpture in the 14th and 15th centuries was created to inspire devotion.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - Silk, Sex and SinDecember 23, 20151hWaldemar focuses on Venice and its extraordinary impact on art history. He celebrates color, drama and vitality by looking at the delicate colors of Bellini, the mystery of Giorgione, the splendour of Titian, the drama and chaos of Tintoretto and the glorious banquets of Veronese.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E4 - Hell, Snakes and GiantsDecember 23, 201559minIn the final episode Waldemar looks at the surprising climax of the Renaissance as it spiralled into madness and distortion. This was a period full of war, confusion and darkness, which was captured perfectly in the art of Leonardo, Bosch, Arcimboldo, Palissy, the Italian Mannerists and El Greco.This video is currently unavailable
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- Directors
- Waldemar Januszczak
- Producers
- Lidia Ciszewska
- Studio
- MagellanTV; Magellan TV
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