| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + viewer's guide (20 pages) |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Credits |
Camera, Billy Rich, Lynn Mitchell ; music, Simon Russell. |
| Note |
Originally broadcasted as on television as individual episodes in 2003. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak unravels the secrets behind eight masterpieces of European painting, searching out art experts, literary and artistic allusions, and historical records to expose long-held secrets within the gilded frames. |
| Contents |
ep. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough -- ep. 2. The anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp by Rembrandt -- ep. 3. The tempest by Giorgione -- ep. 4. The birth of Venus by Botticelli -- ep. 5. Boy bitten by a lizard by Caravaggio -- ep. 6. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci -- ep. 7. Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard Manet -- ep. 8. The Arnolfini marriage by Jan van Eyck. |
| Note |
Bonus features: 20-page viewer's guide includes key points, discussion questions, avenues for further learning, and featured artwork; The rest of the story: stories behind the story; artist biographies; exclusive web extras. |
| Performer |
Hosted by Waldemar Januszczak. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Painting.
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| Genre/Form |
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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| Added Author |
Januszczak, Waldemar.
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Bluemel, James.
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ZCZ Films.
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Channel Five (Great Britain)
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Athena (Firm)
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781598282221 |
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1598282220 |
| Standard No. |
054961822294 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8222 Athena |
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