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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0032031421097
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 300 minutes
Sales Rank: 61168
Studio: Kultur Video
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Description:
This unique series is a comprehensive record of the greatest achievements in the history of western culture. Includes:
THE MEDIEVAL WORLD
Examines the events of the Crusades, and explores the world of medieval art, including illuminated manuscripts and the Gothic style. Also features a rare look at The Books of Hours, and explores the Arthurian Legends, the themes of chivalry as well as the works of Dante, Petrach, Boccaccio and Chaucer.
THE RENAISSANCE
Features the major works of Leonardo Da Vinci and Shakespeare. Also includes an overview of The Book of Martyrs and Milton’s "Paradise Lost," and includes a look at Renaissance Christmas music.
THE BAROQUE
Features the art masterpieces of Caracci, Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, Vermeer, as well as a study of Baroque metaphysical poetry and the works of John Donne. Also includes the history of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the music of Vivaldi.
THE AGE OF REASON
Includes the painting of Tiepolo, Gainsborough, Reynolds, David, Copley, and the music of Mozart. Also features an overview of the poetry of the Age of Reason, and explores the cultural impact of the American Revolution.
THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
Features the art of Gericault, Delacroix, Goya, Constable, Turner and Friedrich. Also includes the music of Beethoven and Chopin, as well as a review of Romantic poetry.
A NEW VISION – IMPRESSIONISM
Explores Impressionist art, featuring the paintings of Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Seurat, Cézanne, Gauguin and van Gogh. Also examines the music of Johannes Brahms, the literature of Charlotte Brónte and War Poetry, as well as analyzing the cultural effects of the Suffragette movement.
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Audio is very uneven. Cannot understand some of the historians as they mumble and swallow their words. Plus, a lot of what they say is just silly. Good art photography is what saves it.
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