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Every picture tells a story

Every picture tells a story

DVD 2009

U.K. art critic Waldemar Januszczak hosts a fascinating series that answers some of the most enduring questions in art history. Includes eight great paintings, such as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson. Features a guide for group discussion, avenues for further learning, stories behind the story, featured artwork, artist bios, and much more.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Art History
Painting Appreciation
Painting History
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ISBN:
9781598282221
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Notes:
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes in 2003
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
Camera, Billy Rich, Lynn Mitchell ; music, Simon Russell
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital stereo
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Contents:
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough
The anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp by Rembrandt
The tempest by Giorgione
The birth of Venus by Botticelli
Boy bitten by a lizard by Caravaggio
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard Manet
The Arnolfini marriage by Jan van Eyck
Control Number:
525542
UPC:
054961822294
Other Authors:
Acorn Media (Firm)
Athena (Firm)
Bluemel, James
Channel Five (Great Britain)
Januszczak, Waldemar
ZCZ Films
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