Looking into paintings [digital video disc] : still life
1997
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Arrangements of fruit, flowers, implements of various kinds and food have appeared in paintings all through the ages. Often they are only a tiny detail; sometimes they have symbolic significance: cherries for example represent the fruit of Paradise; a pomegranate, the chastity of the Virgin, the Catholic Church or the Resurrection. Painters have also used such arrangements for their own purposes - to study things such as the space between objects, shapes and the fall of light. From the 17th century onwards still life was painted and sold for its own sake. In Holland such paintings were found in many Dutch homes; in 18th-century France they were also highly prized in such artists as Chardin. Patrick Caulfield achieves subtle, almost abstract, arrangements of everyday objects which he talks about in his studio to Robert Cumming
Imprint:
Great Britain : Channel Four, 1985
Collation:
1 videodisc (DVD) (25 min) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Notes:
Language: English
Performers:
Cast: Alistair Smith -- Norbert Lynton -- Robert Cumming
Dewey class:
759
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
23874
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNally Campus | DVD Fine Arts | 759 LOO | DV6014Available |
| Online Eresource | Electronic Resource | 759 LOO | Login to access |