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Palissy Plate

Episode 3 of 4

Ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh is set the task of making a Renaissance animal plate of the type invented by the great French potter Bernard Palissy.

In episode three, ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh is set the task of making a Renaissance animal plate of the type invented by the great French potter Bernard Palissy. Palissy’s plates are alive with writhing reptiles, but for Shaun, killing grass snakes in Lancashire is not an option. So how can he source some examples for his moulds? And will it mean journeying back to his dark past as a forger?

29 minutes

Music Played

  • The Creation

    Painter Man

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Waldemar Januszczak
Presenter Janina Ramirez
Presenter Shaun Greenhalgh
Director Waldemar Januszczak
Production Company ZCZ Films

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