Programs #201-212
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
2:00-5:00 a.m.
201. Ash Can Plus
Early twentieth-century American painters Bellows, Luks, Sloan and Marsh and photographer Alfred Stieglitz are examined. The scenes of these city artists were devoted to commonplace subjects.
202. Cosmopolitans: Looking Toward Europe
Turn-of-the-century American painters Sargent and Whistler epitomized the sophisticated American "society" painters abroad, while the new American spirit at home was identified by Homer, Eakins, Henri and Prendergast.
203. Colonials: Realistic and Romantic
Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American painters Copley, West, Catlin, Bingham, Bierstadt, Church and Ryder provided a running commentary on American history through their works portraying colonial life.
204. English Painting
English painting in the 18th and 19th centuries addressed satire, nobility, landscapes, drama, literature and everyday English life through the works of Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Constable, Turner and Rossetti.
205. Spain: El Greco, Velásquez, Goya, Gaudi
Early styles in Spanish art were influenced by politics and religion.
The works of Spanish painters El Greco, Velásquez and Goya are examined as well as the Spanish architect, Gaudi.
206. German Painting
Intense emotion and precise
portraiture are evident in the works of early German painters Grünewald, Dürer, Cranach the Elder and Holbein the Younger.
207. Seventeenth Century Dutch Masters
Dutch masters Hals, Ruisdael, de Hooch, Vermeer and Rembrandt represented Holland's bustling streets, lively interiors, landscapes and citizens in masterpieces that mirrored their society.
208. Flemish Painting
Early Flemish painters depicted detailed interiors, towns and landscapes. Later Flemish artists painted Baroque rhapsodies. Examined are the works of van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Memling, Bruegel the Elder and Rubens.
209. Italian Renaissance Painting
Three great High Renaissance painters that shaped the destiny of Western
art are examined for their talent and individual characteristics: Leonardo's contemporary spirit, Michelangelo's powerful Christianity and Raphael's
sweet charm.
210. Mannerism: Italy
Mannerist painters Pontormo, Parmigianino, Bronzio, Tintoretto
and Michelangelo painted in response to three factors: political and economic crises, rejection of Renaissance style in favor of something new, and Michelangelo's changing vision
and circumstances.
211. Italian Architecture
Italian Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque architecture were strong influences upon world architecture
in general, as shown by viewing
seven major monuments of Italian architecture.
212. Chateaux of the Loire
Six chateaux of the Loire River
Valley reflect the influence of Italian Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque architecture on the once Gothic chateaux of France.
REPEATS
Programs #201-202
Monday, April 7, 2008
4:15-4:45 a.m.
Programs #203-205
Monday, April 14, 2008
4:00-4:45 a.m.
Programs #206-209
Monday, April 21, 2008
4:00-5:00 a.m.
Programs #210-212
Monday, April 28, 2008
4:00-4:45 a.m.
