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A History of Art in Three Colours

A History of Art in Three Colours

★ 6.5/10•2012•59m•Documentary
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Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.

StatusEnded
Runtime59m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 25, 2012

Episodes

Episode 1 - GoldE159m

Gold

For the very first civilisations and also our own, the yellow lustre of gold is the most alluring and intoxicating colour of all. From the midst of pre-history to a bunker deep beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.

Jul 25, 2012

Episode 2 - BlueE259m

Blue

Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history. When, in the Middle Ages, the precious blue stone lapis lazuli arrived in Europe from the East, blue became the most exotic and mysterious of colours.

Aug 1, 2012

Episode 3 - WhiteE359m

White

In the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. For the flamboyant JJ Wickelmann and the British genius Josiah Wedgewood, white embodied all the Enlightenment values of justice, equality and reason.

Aug 8, 2012

Actors

James Fox

James Fox

Self - Presenter

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