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Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a stunning visual journey through French art history. He traces its development to the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment.
Art historian and critic Andrew Graham-Dixon opens this series with the dramatic story of French art, a story of the most powerful kings ever to rule in Europe with their glittering palaces and astounding art to go in them. He also reveals how art emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, between rulers and a people who didn't always want to be ruled.
Starting with the first great revolution in art, the invention of Gothic architecture, he traces its development up until the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment - and the very eve of the revolution. Along the way some of the greatest art the world has ever seen was born, including the paintings of Poussin, Watteau and Chardin, the decadent rococo delights of Boucher and the great history paintings of Charles le Brun.
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Sainte-Chapelle
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00:07Pierre Terrasse, Mariana Toutziarakis
Petit Bal
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andrew Graham-Dixon |
| Producer | Tim Kirby |
| Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
| Series Producer | Silvia Sacco |
| Production Manager | Imogen Stringer |
Broadcasts
- Mon 30 Jan 2017 21:00
- Tue 31 Jan 2017 03:00
- Mon 26 Feb 2018 02:55
- Mon 15 Oct 2018 00:00
- Tue 9 Jul 2019 00:00
- Mon 24 Feb 2020 23:30
- Mon 29 Mar 2021 22:45
- Tue 30 Mar 2021 02:45
- Mon 17 Jan 2022 22:55
- Mon 27 Feb 2023 21:00
- Tue 28 Feb 2023 03:00
- Mon 22 Jul 2024 20:00
- Tue 23 Jul 2024 02:50
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