Sister Wendy's Story of Painting

  • Premiered: Jun 1996
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Sunday at 16
  • Documentary History

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Season 1
1x1
The Mists of Time
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Air date
Jun 30, 1996
Sister Wendy Beckett examines early visual art, from cave paintings and ancient Egyptian art, to the Book of Kells
1x2
The Hero Steps Forth
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Air date
Jul 07, 1996
The pioneering work of 14th and 15th-century artists, Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simon Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch, from whose paintings emerged a sense of depth, character and perspective
1x3
The Age of Genius
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Air date
Jul 14, 1996
Renaissance Florence, the Sistine Chapel and the history of the Mona Lisa come to light as Sister Wendy Beckett examines the art of 15th-century Italy
1x4
Two Sides of The Alps
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 21, 1996
The Renaissance in Venice and northern Europe comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett examines works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Brueghel
1x5
Passion & Ecstasy
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Air date
Aug 04, 1996
The story of the Catholic church fighting back against the Reformation comes to light as Sister Wendy Beckett explores how art was used to reclaim the devout during the baroque period
1x6
Three Golden Ages
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Air date
Aug 11, 1996
The golden age of 17th-century portraiture comes under the spotlight as Sister Wendy travels to Spain, France and the Netherlands. The art-loving nun journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam to study the works of Velazquez at the Spanish court
1x7
Revolution
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Air date
Aug 18, 1996
English painting during the Industrial Revolution, Goya's romantic Spain, and art during the French Revolution come under the spotlight as Sister Wendy Beckett visits galleries worldwide
1x8
Impressions of Light
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Air date
Aug 25, 1996
The art-loving nun examines the work of Manet and other impressionists, taking a journey through France to Monet's garden at Giverny and to the field where van Gogh took his own life
1x9
A New Pair of Eyes
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 01, 1996
The art-loving nun travels to Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art, from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee
1x10 Show finale
The Never-Ending Story
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 08, 1996
An examination of the growth of modernism and the avant garde through painters such as Jackson Pollock, Lucien Freud and Lichtenstein. Plus, the work of Andy Warhol - creator of pop art such as Consomme Soup and Marilyn

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