Episode numbers 7 and 8 of Series “Civilisation”.
Part 7. Sir Kenneth Clarke presents Rome of the Counter-revolution - the Rome of Michelangelo and of Bernini. The Catholic Church in its fight against the Protestant North developed a new splendour symbolised by the glory of St. Peter’s. Part 8. The telescope and the microscope revealed new worlds in space and in a drop of water. The realism of Dutch painting took the observation of human character a stage further.
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ACMI Identifier
324609
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rome (Italy)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Netherlands
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo, 1598-1680
Crafts & Visual Arts → Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Catholic Church
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - History
People → Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo, 1598-1680
People → Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)