The World's Greatest Paintings /
William Kloss ; Jaimée M. Aigret (Producer) ; The Teaching Company.
- 1st ed.
- Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2010.
- 4 DVDs (720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (vi, 97 p. : ill. ; 19 cm)
- The Great Courses Fine Arts and Music Visual Arts .
Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures. Also includes a Course Guidebook.
Includes bibliographical notes.
"From the opening lecture, Professor Kloss demonstrates that his aim is "to make you feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings." With this focus, he guides you in a direct and engaging encounter with the images themselves, challenging you to consider how and why these paintings affect us, and inviting you to join him in looking deeply into the painter's multidimensional visual realm. Focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, including key works by Giotto, Titian, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Picasso, The World's Greatest Paintings offers you a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. As a foundation for the inquiry, you consider ways of defining greatness in painting: Uniqueness: The qualities that set a painting apart from all others in a way that influences or changes the course of art Impact: A painting's effect on viewers, both initial and cumulative Emotional and intellectual resonance: The deepening, comprehensive experience of a painting, justifying its initial impression Throughout the series, you witness the depth of painting's interface with Western social institutions, culture, and thought." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: Disc 1 Lecture 1. Greatness in Painting Lecture 2. The Majesty of Duccio and Giotto Lecture 3. Acts of Faith - Masaccio, Van Eyck, Van der Weyden Lecture 4. The Diversity of Piero, Mantegna, Botticelli Lecture 5. The Devotion of Bellini, Geertgen, Durer Lecture 6. Masterworks by Leonardo, Raphael, Correggio Disc 2 Lecture 7. Great Ensembles - Michelangelo and Grunewald Lecture 8. Ideal and Real - Giorgione, Titian, Holbein Lecture 9. Living and Dying - Bruegel, El Greco, Caravaggio Lecture 10. Life Stories by Ter Brugghen, Rubens, Steen Lecture 11. Inside Vermeer, Velazquez, Rembrandt Lecture 12. Spirit and Thought - Hals, Rembrandt, La Tour Disc 3 Lecture 13. The Serenity of Poussin, Claude, Watteau Lecture 14. In Contrast - Chardin, Tiepolo, Gainsborough Lecture 15. Dark Images of David, Goya, Friedrich Lecture 16. The Worlds of Constable, Turner, Delacroix Lecture 17. Dark to Bright - Courbet, Church, Monet
Lecture 18. Alone and Together - Whistler, Degas, Renoir Disc 4 Lecture 19. Unlike Any Other - Sargent, Manet, Seurat Lecture 20. Close Observation - Cezanne, Van Gogh, Homer Lecture 21. The Human Condition - Munch, Matisse, Schiele Lecture 22. Art in Time of War - Monet and Picasso Lecture 23. Time and Memory - Magritte, Hopper, Gorky Lecture 24. Expressive Abstractions - Pollock and Hofmann
"From the opening lecture, Professor Kloss demonstrates that his aim is "to make you feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings." With this focus, he guides you in a direct and engaging encounter with the images themselves, challenging you to consider how and why these paintings affect us, and inviting you to join him in looking deeply into the painter's multidimensional visual realm. Focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, including key works by Giotto, Titian, Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Picasso, The World's Greatest Paintings offers you a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. As a foundation for the inquiry, you consider ways of defining greatness in painting: Uniqueness: The qualities that set a painting apart from all others in a way that influences or changes the course of art Impact: A painting's effect on viewers, both initial and cumulative Emotional and intellectual resonance: The deepening, comprehensive experience of a painting, justifying its initial impression Throughout the series, you witness the depth of painting's interface with Western social institutions, culture, and thought." (Publisher's Website) DVD CONTENTS:
Disc 1 Lecture 1. Greatness in Painting Lecture 2. The Majesty of Duccio and Giotto Lecture 3. Acts of Faith - Masaccio, Van Eyck, Van der Weyden Lecture 4. The Diversity of Piero, Mantegna, Botticelli Lecture 5. The Devotion of Bellini, Geertgen, Durer Lecture 6. Masterworks by Leonardo, Raphael, Correggio
Disc 2 Lecture 7. Great Ensembles - Michelangelo and Grunewald Lecture 8. Ideal and Real - Giorgione, Titian, Holbein Lecture 9. Living and Dying - Bruegel, El Greco, Caravaggio Lecture 10. Life Stories by Ter Brugghen, Rubens, Steen Lecture 11. Inside Vermeer, Velazquez, Rembrandt Lecture 12. Spirit and Thought - Hals, Rembrandt, La Tour
Disc 3 Lecture 13. The Serenity of Poussin, Claude, Watteau Lecture 14. In Contrast - Chardin, Tiepolo, Gainsborough Lecture 15. Dark Images of David, Goya, Friedrich Lecture 16. The Worlds of Constable, Turner, Delacroix Lecture 17. Dark to Bright - Courbet, Church, Monet Lecture 18. Alone and Together - Whistler, Degas, Renoir
Disc 4 Lecture 19. Unlike Any Other - Sargent, Manet, Seurat Lecture 20. Close Observation - Cezanne, Van Gogh, Homer Lecture 21. The Human Condition - Munch, Matisse, Schiele Lecture 22. Art in Time of War - Monet and Picasso Lecture 23. Time and Memory - Magritte, Hopper, Gorky Lecture 24. Expressive Abstractions - Pollock and Hofmann COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION Professor Biography Course Scope
LECTURE GUIDES Lecture 1: Greatness in Painting Lecture 2: The Majesty of Duccio and Giotto Lecture 3: Acts of Faith - Masaccio, Van Eyck, Van der Weyden Lecture 4: The Diversity of Piero, Mantegna, Botticelli Lecture 5: The Devotion of Bellini, Geertgen, Durer Lecture 6: Masterworks by Leonardo, Raphael, Correggio Lecture 7: Great Ensembles - Michelangelo and Grunewald Lecture 8: Ideal and Real - Giorgione, Titian, Holbein Lecture 9: Living and Dying - Bruegel, El Greco, Caravaggio Lecture 10: Life Stories by Ter Brugghen, Rubens, Steen Lecture 11: Inside Vermeer, Velazquez, Rembrandt Lecture 12: Spirit and Thought - Hals, Rembrandt, La Tour Lecture 13: The Serenity of Poussin, Claude, Watteau Lecture 14: In Contrast - Chardin, Tiepolo, Gainsborough Lecture 15: Dark Images of David, Goya, Friedrich Lecture 16: The Worlds of Constable, Turner, Delacroix Lecture 17: Dark to Bright - Courbet, Church, Monet Lecture 18: Alone and Together - Whistler, Degas, Renoir Lecture 19: Unlike Any Other - Sargent, Manet, Seurat Lecture 20: Close Observation - Cezanne, Van Gogh, Homer Lecture 21: The Human Condition - Munch, Matisse, Schiele Lecture 22: Art in Time of War - Monet and Picasso Lecture 23: Time and Memory - Magritte, Hopper, Gorky Lecture 24: Expressive Abstractions - Pollock and Hofmann
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Glossary Biographical Notes Bibliography
DVD, NTSC.
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Artistic Masterpiece. Painting. Art Appreciation. European Art--Europe. American Art--America. Dutch Art--Netherlands. French Art--France. German Art--Germany. Italian Art--Italy. Renaissance Art. Baroque Art. Modern Art. Abstract Expressionism. Art Nouveau. Cubism. Classicism. Fauvism. Impressionism. Realism. Romanticism. Surrealism. Symbolism.