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Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for iPod/iPhone

Have you ever wondered about the visual remains of past centuries that still survive in our cities and countryside today? Are you baffled by modern art? This collection provides you with insights into different aspects of art and visual culture between the Middle Ages and the present day. You will discover the wonders of medieval stained glass and learn how East meets West in a Byzantine icon. You will be introduced to the splendours of Baroque architecture and be taken on a tour of a spectacular

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00:16:01

Stained glass

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human.

Transcript -- Stained glass

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

Transcript -- People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human.

00:17:20

Unraveling an icon

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2016/03/16

Experts reveal the hidden history and cross-cultural complexity of the icon “St George and the Boy from Mytilini” in London’s British Museum.

Transcript -- Unraveling an icon

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

Transcript -- Experts reveal the hidden history and cross-cultural complexity of the icon “St George and the Boy from Mytilini” in London’s British Museum.

00:11:54

Christ Church Spitalfields

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2016/03/16

This film looks at the urban development of Spitalfields, London, revealing the artistic and political messages encoded in Hawksmoor’s monumental church.

Transcript -- Christ Church Spitalfields

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

Transcript -- This film looks at the urban development of Spitalfields, London, revealing the artistic and political messages encoded in Hawksmoor’s monumental church.

00:05:13

Kendleston Hall

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2016/03/16

What lies behind a façade? Studying the influences on the once-radical design of Kedleston Hall reveals social and intellectual preoccupations that play out to this day.

Transcript -- Kendleston Hall

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

Transcript -- What lies behind a façade? Studying the influences on the once-radical design of Kedleston Hall reveals social and intellectual preoccupations that play out to this day.

00:05:40

Salcedo installation

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2016/03/16

Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This slideshow peers into Doris Salcedo’s C21st installation in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, “Shibboleth”.

Transcript -- Salcedo installation

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

Transcript -- Can a crack in the floor be considered as art? This slideshow peers into Doris Salcedo’s C21st installation in the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, “Shibboleth”.

00:14:12

The Duke’s Designs Uncovered

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2016/03/16

This discusses the installation of a sculpture gallery at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, containing the collection of the sixth Duke of Devonshire

Transcript -- The Duke’s Designs Uncovered

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/16

Transcript -- This discusses the installation of a sculpture gallery at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, containing the collection of the sixth Duke of Devonshire

00:11:14

Abstract Expressionism in New York 1

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2016/03/01

In the 1940’s and 50’s, New York was becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour.

Transcript -- Abstract Expressionism in New York 1

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/03/01

Transcript -- In the 1940’s and 50’s, New York was becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour.

00:13:29

Abstract Expressionism in New York 2

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2016/02/29

Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael Corris and artist Lawrence Weiner in conversation.

Transcript -- Abstract Expressionism in New York 2

Art and Visual Culture: Medieval to Modern - for... ·

2016/02/29

Transcript -- Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael Corris and artist Lawrence Weiner in conversation.

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