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The Resource Museum masterpieces : the Louvre, Richard Bretell, (videorecording)

Museum masterpieces : the Louvre, Richard Bretell, (videorecording)

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Summary
This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the world. The aim of these lectures is to both prepare new viewers for a visit and to be a "study aid" for those who have been and gone before. Critic and historian Richard Brettell begins with an overview of the Louvre's colorful history as royal palace, art academy, and national showcase. The lectures explore some of the most beautiful and renowned examples of European painting, including masterworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Watteau, Rubens and Vermeer
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
2 videodiscs (360 min.)
Note
  • Consists of 12 lectures; each is 30 minutes
  • Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timelines, glossary, and biographical notes
Contents
  • Disc 1. Palace to museum : the story of the Louvre ; Leonardo and the origins of the collection ; Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting ; Spanish school of painting ; Rubens and Flemish painting, early German ; Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Dutch painting --
  • Disc 2. De la Tour, Le Nain, and 17th Century painting ; Claude and Poussin : French painters in Rome ; Watteau and Chardin ; Boucher, Fragonard, and the Rococo in France ; Jacques-Louis David and his school ; Delacroix and Ingres: the great dialectic
Isbn
9781598032116
Instance
Label
Museum masterpieces : the Louvre
Title
Museum masterpieces
Title remainder
the Louvre
Statement of responsibility
Richard Bretell
Title variation
Louvre
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
This series of lectures introduces the greatest of universal museums. Its aim is not comprehensive. The focus is narrowed to the Department of Paintings, which is responsible for European paintings from the Middle Ages until the mid-19th century. These works of art form an encyclopedic summary of the achievements of painters that can be called the single most important such collection in the world. The aim of these lectures is to both prepare new viewers for a visit and to be a "study aid" for those who have been and gone before. Critic and historian Richard Brettell begins with an overview of the Louvre's colorful history as royal palace, art academy, and national showcase. The lectures explore some of the most beautiful and renowned examples of European painting, including masterworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Watteau, Rubens and Vermeer
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Cataloging source
WCC
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Producer, James Blandford ; director, Jon Leven ; academic content supervisor, Eric Denker ; camera operators, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty
Dewey number
708.4
LC call number
N2030.A6
LC item number
M87 2006
PerformerNote
Lecturer: Professor Richard R. Brettell, University of Texas at Dallas
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Brettell, Richard R
  • Leven, Jon
  • Teaching Company
Runtime
360
Series statement
Great courses. Fine arts & music
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Leonardo
  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • Rubens, Peter Paul
  • Vermeer, Johannes
  • Le Nain, Louis
  • Poussin, Nicolas
  • Chardin, Jean Baptiste Siméon
  • Watteau, Antoine
  • Boucher, François
  • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré
  • David, Jacques Louis
  • Delacroix, Eugène
  • Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
  • Lorrain, Claude
  • La Tour, Georges du Mesnil de
  • Musée du Louvre
  • Art
  • Art museums
  • Art appreciation
  • Art, European
  • Art, Italian
  • Art, Medieval
  • Art, Modern
  • Art, Baroque
  • Art, Flemish
  • Art, German
  • Art, French
  • Art, Dutch
Technique
live action
Label
Museum masterpieces : the Louvre, Richard Bretell, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Consists of 12 lectures; each is 30 minutes
  • Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timelines, glossary, and biographical notes
Accompanying material
1 course guidebook ([2], iv, 102 p. ; 19 cm)
Bar code
  • 31223113110416
  • 31223113110408
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (Course guidebook, p. 99-102)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1. Palace to museum : the story of the Louvre ; Leonardo and the origins of the collection ; Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting ; Spanish school of painting ; Rubens and Flemish painting, early German ; Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Dutch painting --
  • Disc 2. De la Tour, Le Nain, and 17th Century painting ; Claude and Poussin : French painters in Rome ; Watteau and Chardin ; Boucher, Fragonard, and the Rococo in France ; Jacques-Louis David and his school ; Delacroix and Ingres: the great dialectic
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (360 min.)
Isbn
9781598032116
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
  • PD7175
  • 7175
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)138409674
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Museum masterpieces : the Louvre, Richard Bretell, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Consists of 12 lectures; each is 30 minutes
  • Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timelines, glossary, and biographical notes
Accompanying material
1 course guidebook ([2], iv, 102 p. ; 19 cm)
Bar code
  • 31223113110416
  • 31223113110408
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (Course guidebook, p. 99-102)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Disc 1. Palace to museum : the story of the Louvre ; Leonardo and the origins of the collection ; Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting ; Spanish school of painting ; Rubens and Flemish painting, early German ; Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Dutch painting --
  • Disc 2. De la Tour, Le Nain, and 17th Century painting ; Claude and Poussin : French painters in Rome ; Watteau and Chardin ; Boucher, Fragonard, and the Rococo in France ; Jacques-Louis David and his school ; Delacroix and Ingres: the great dialectic
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (360 min.)
Isbn
9781598032116
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
  • PD7175
  • 7175
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)138409674
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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