Art of Eternity
2007 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · When East Meets West
Tue, 21 Aug, 6:00 am
Andrew Graham-Dixon sets out to unravel the mysteries of the art of the pre-perspective era. He examines early Christian art and the reasons for its evolution.
About
How should art depict the relationship between man and God? How can art best express eternal values? Can you and should you portray the face of Christ? For over 1,000 years these were some of the questions which taxed the minds of the greatest artists of the early West. In this three-part series, art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon sets out to unravel the mysteries of art from the pre-perspective era.
Episodes
- E01
Painting Paradise
Tue, 7 Aug· 60 minAndrew Graham-Dixon unravels the mysteries of the art of the pre-perspective era. He traces the beginnings of Christian art in Rome, Egypt and medieval France.
- E02
The Glory of Byzantium
Tue, 14 Aug· 60 minAndrew Graham-Dixon unravels the mysteries of the art of the pre-perspective era. In Istanbul, he immerses himself in the world of the Byzantine Empire.
- E03
When East Meets West
Tue, 21 Aug· 60 minAndrew Graham-Dixon sets out to unravel the mysteries of the art of the pre-perspective era. He examines early Christian art and the reasons for its evolution.
Cast
Andrew Graham-Dixon
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