James Fox
Self - Presenter
A History of Art in Three Colours (2012)
Season 1
Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.
Released July 25, 2012
Episode 59 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, tmdb.art, imdb.fine-arts, imdb.history-of-art, tmdb.color, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.art + 3 more, imdb.artist, imdb.culture, imdb.color
Production Companies: BBC Productions
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Gold
For the very first civilisations and also our own, the yellow lustre of gold is the most alluring and intoxicating colour of all. From the midst of pre-history to a bunker deep beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.
July 25, 2012, midnight
S1E2 - Blue
Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history. When, in the Middle Ages, the precious blue stone lapis lazuli arrived in Europe from the East, blue became the most exotic and mysterious of colours.
Aug. 1, 2012, midnight
S1E3 - White
In the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours. For the flamboyant JJ Wickelmann and the British genius Josiah Wedgewood, white embodied all the Enlightenment values of justice, equality and reason.
Aug. 8, 2012, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 59 min.
Released: July 25, 2012
Last Air Date: Aug. 8, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR / 10+
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