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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051268020
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Running Time: 520 minutes
Sales Rank: 14256
Studio: BBC Warner
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Product Description:
Sister Wendy Beckett has transformed public appreciation of art through her astonishing knowledge insight and passion for painting and painters. Join her on a trip across the world and through the ages where her contemplative insights and unorthodox enthusiasm bring the world's great art to life. Contains Sister Wendy's Story of Painting Sister Wendy's Odyssey and Sister Wendy's Grand Tour.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN UPC: 794051268020 Manufacturer No: E2680
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Rating:  -
They came in a timely fashion, but the final tape had technical problems and the video was warbley.
Rating:  -
Every time i walk through a museum, Sister Wendy comes with me. She has the sort of passionate insight into great art that totally transforms the way you look at paintings. She doesn't just communicate what makes a painting work, she does so in a way that sharpens your eye and allows you to come to each new work with the same spirit of respect and love. And don't let the nun's habit fool you - as an art critic, Sister Wendy is very grounded in the visceral realities behind each work. When she says ... Read More
Rating:  -
As evocative and as interesting as I remembered it from BBC TV. For those who are interested in the CC subtitles, which was my case: this option does not appear in the DVD menu and they must be turned on via television settings which my television doesn't seem to allow me to do.
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Sister Wendy defines the art work of the many great masters in interesting details. Her explanations shed light on why they are the masters, instead of just artists with beautiful talents. The DVDs are like an Art Appreciation college course but with facts you'll enjoy remembering. This documentary/educational DVD is captivating!
She also has a funny way of discussing "explicit" details with such an innocence. Sister Wendy is a hoot!
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I thoroughly enjoyed Sister Wendy's book. It's a great collection of great art, and well described for a non-artist like me.
Also, if you like black-and-white engravings from the 19th century, check out "A Celebration of Humanism and Freethought." Although it contains many quotations from the Humanist perspective, it is full of wonderful rare engravings. It's an art book that has been overlooked because of it's title.
Both these book belong on art collectors shelves. Click ... Read More
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