TY  - GEN
AB  - Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England suffocating beneath riches and righteousness; the madhouses and brothels of Provence; the carnage of civil war Spain; 1950s New York, caught between Cold War jitters and Manhattan glitter. In each place, a great artist is backed into a corner, facing a crisis, given a chance to confound his rivals, enemies and critics one more time.
AU  - Schama, Simon.
AU  - Beavan, Clare.
AU  - Hindmarch, Carl.
AU  - Runcie, James.
AU  - Condie, Steven.
AU  - Belton, David.
AU  - Popplewell, Paul.
AU  - Gherpelli, Andrea.
AU  - Wakeling, Aubrey.
AU  - Hyde, Mark.
AU  - Serkis, Andy.
AU  - Cortes, Pep.
AU  - Corduner, Allan.
CN  - N5300
CN  - N5300
CY  - [London] :
CY  - Burbank, Calif. :
DA  - c2007.
ID  - 434334
KW  - Art
KW  - Artists
KW  - Painting
KW  - Painters
KW  - Sculpture
KW  - Sculptors
LA  - English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
N1  - Originally broadcast on television in 2006.
N1  - Contains 8 episodes from the television series.
N1  - "Due to contractual restrictions, certain edits have been made to the originally transmitted programs."
N1  - Special features: audio commentaries with Simon Schama, Clare Beavan, David Belton & Andy Serkis ; interview with Simon Schama (disc 3).
N2  - Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England suffocating beneath riches and righteousness; the madhouses and brothels of Provence; the carnage of civil war Spain; 1950s New York, caught between Cold War jitters and Manhattan glitter. In each place, a great artist is backed into a corner, facing a crisis, given a chance to confound his rivals, enemies and critics one more time.
PB  - BBC Video :
PB  - 2/entertain ;
PB  - Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Bros. Video,
PP  - [London] :
PP  - Burbank, Calif. :
PY  - c2007.
SN  - 1419851853
SN  - 9781419851858
T1  - Simon Schama's Power of art
TI  - Simon Schama's Power of art
ER  -