Episode of Series “Romantic vs classic art”.
Deals with Turner’s rediscovery of colour and its direct appeal to the senses, regardless of subject matter. He is considered by many to be the first “abstract” artist. One of the series of films written and narrated by Sir Kenneth Clark on the painters and sculptors who from 1750 to 100 engaged in the struggle between the classic and romantic ideals.
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ACMI Identifier
013235
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Abstract
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Classicism in art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Color - Psychological aspects
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Crafts & Visual Arts → Romanticism in art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William)
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Color - Psychological aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)