Landmarks of Western Art DVDs
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Kultur Video offers an authoritative and comprehensive study of art and artists through the ages. The six films in this series, Landmarks of Western Art: A Journey of Art History Across the Ages , document the world's great artistic accomplishments from the medieval period to post-impressionism , Botticelli to van Gogh. The use of sophisticated computer graphics and newly filmed footage shot at the world's finest galleries combine with commentary from leading art historians. DVD. 50 minutes each. The 17th century saw the development of non-secular art; the world of art in the 18th century assumed a more decorative role with a greater emphasis on pastoral themes. A strong classical influence also emerged, most notably in the work of Titian and Rubens. The Rococo to Revolution features the work of Watteau, Boucher, Hogarth, David, Gainsborough, and Reynolds. It explores such masterpieces as A Rakeâ  s Progress and The Death of Marat .
