Summary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIMBrooke-Hitching, Edward
Summary: "Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made. This unique exhibition gathers more than a hundred magnificent works, each chosen for their striking beauty, weirdness and captivating story behind their creation."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 BROSummary: Highlights the great masterpieces on exhibit at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Each piece is put into historical context, allowing a better understanding of the sculpture itself as well as the movement that inspired it.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Vision 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 730.74 SCUOpie, Mary-Jane.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 1994