NORTHERN
RENAISSANCE Wednesday 14 November 2007 triple-bill midnight-3am
In this
three-part series, art historian Joseph Leo Koerner argues that the Renaissance
in Northern Europe - more so than its Italian counterpart - laid the foundations
of modern art.
1.
THE SUPREME ART Wednesday 14 November 2007 midnight-1am In
the early 15th century, the remarkable oil paintings of Flemish artist Jan van
Eyck transformed a lowly craft into the supreme art and began an image revolution
that would change art forever. His work launched an artistic renaissance in Northern
Europe that rivals the achievements of his Italian contemporaries and remains uncannily
relevant to us today. Watch
video clips from the episode
2.
THE BIRTH OF THE ARTIST Thursday 15 November 2007 1am-2am (Wednesday night) German painter Albrecht Dürer harnessed the new medium
of printing to become the first world famous artist. A pioneer in many mediums,
Dürer was obsessed with how the public and posterity would view him. Watch
video clips from the episode
3.
IMAGE WARS Thursday 15 November 2007 2am-3am (Wednesday night) The
bizarre images of the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch, the destruction of works
at the hands of Protestant iconoclasts and the birth of secular art with the first
artist of the modern age, Pieter Bruegel. Watch
video clips from the episode
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