Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history

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3/3 How the colour white embodied the Enlightenment values of justice, equality and reason.

Sun 20 Jan 2013 02:20 BBC Four

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  • BBC Your Paintings

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    Thousands of paintings from the UK's national art collection, the stories behind them, and where to see them for real.

    Explore works tagged with the three colours featured in this series: Gold, Blue and White.

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