Understanding art : Hidden lives of masterpieces [DVD] / Camera lucida productions ; an ARTE France co-production ; directed by Juliette Garcias & Stan Neuman ; written bby Juliette Garcias ; producer, Catherine Derosier-Pouchous.
Originally broadcast as 5 episodes of a documentary television series in 2011. Program content: c2010-2012. "Masterworks under the microscope"--Container. Accompanying booklet (13 p. : ill. ; 15 cm.) comprises articles written and edited by Pamela Espeland, Elizabeth Stocum, and Jennifer Coggins. Bonus feature: biographies of the artists.
Contents:
disc 1. episodes 1-3: Raphael, Rembrandt, and Poussin -- disc 2. episodes 4-5: Watteau and Leonardo.
Summary:
Documents the Louvre's study days, during which works are removed from their frames and set up for curators, historians, restorers and scientists to view and discuss freely. The five major artists whose pieces are examined include: Raphael, Rembrandt, Poussin, Watteau and Leonardo.
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