Episodes (3)

A Divided Land
S01E01 · A Divided Land

Nov 29, 2010

Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his exploration of German art by looking at the rich and often neglected art of the German middle ages and Renaissance. He visits the towering cathedral of Cologne, a place which encapsulates the varied and often contradictory character of German art. In Munch he gets to grips with the earliest paintings of the Northern Renaissance, the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer and the cosmic visions of the painter Albrecht Altdorfer. Andrew also embarks on a tour of the Bavarian countryside, discovering some of the little-known treasures of German ...

Dream and Machine
S01E02 · Dream and Machine

Dec 06, 2010

Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at how artists were at the forefront of Germany's drive to become a single nation during the 19th century. He visits the coastal town Greifswald, the birthplace of influential landscape artist Caspar David Friedrich, and explores the art of the Prussian state, which spearheaded the unification of Germany in 1871. The episode ends with the outbreak of the World War I and the attempts of artists Franz Marc and Otto Dix to rationalise its catastrophic experiences.

In the Shadow of Hitler
S01E03 · In the Shadow of Hitler

Dec 13, 2010

Andrew Graham-Dixon concludes his exploration of German art by investigating the dark and difficult times of the 20th century. Dominating the landscape is the figure of Adolf Hitler - failed artist, would-be architect and obsessed with the aesthetics of his 1,000-year Reich. In a series of extraordinary building projects and exhibitions, Hitler waged a propaganda war against every kind of modern art as a prelude to unleashing total war on the whole of Europe.

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Art of Germany Season 1 (2010) is released on Nov 29, 2010. Watch Art of Germany online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Art of Germany is directed by Karen McGann,Roger Parsons and created by Andrew Graham-Dixon with Andrew Graham-Dixon and .

As know as:

Art of Germany, Taiteen maantiede: Saksa, Sztuka Niemiec, Мистецтво Німеччини

Countries:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Production Companies:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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