Every picture tells a story
(2009, original release: 2003)

Nonfiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/759/EVERY

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
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Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : Athena ; Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media U.S., 2009
EDITION
Widescreen
DESCRIPTION

2 videodiscs (approximately 187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
9781598282221 AMP-8222, 1598282220, 6312864774, 054961822294
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Originally broadcasted as on television as individual episodes in 2003

ep. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough -- ep. 2. The anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp by Rembrandt -- The tempest by Giorgione -- ep. 4. The birth of Venus by Botticelli -- ep. 5. Boy bitten by a lizard by Caravaggio -- ep. 6. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci -- ep. 7. Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Édouard Manet -- ep. 8. The Arnolfini marriage by Jan van Eyck

U.K. art critic Waldemar Januszczak hosts a fascinating series that answers some of the most enduring questions in art history. Includes eight great paintings, such as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, and Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson. Features a guide for group discussion, avenues for further learning, stories behind the story, featured artwork, artist bios, and much more

Bonus features: 20-page viewer's guide includes key points, discussion questions, avenues for further learning, and featured artwork; The rest of the story: stories behind the story; artist biographies; exclusive web extras

Camera, Billy Rich, Lynn Mitchell ; music, Simon Russell

Not rated

DVD; Dolby digital stereo

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing

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