Art and architecture
Art and architecture
A short introduction to this album.
9 Feb 2010
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1min
The pyramid at the Louvre
The pyramid at the Louvre
Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.
16 May 2008
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2mins
English Philistines, French Sophisticates
English Philistines, French Sophisticates
How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.
16 May 2008
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Subversive classicism
Subversive classicism
How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.
16 May 2008
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Open museum
Open museum
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to e... Read more
16 May 2008
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Ruined Louvre
Ruined Louvre
French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre.
16 May 2008
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Unfinished business
Unfinished business
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.
16 May 2008
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A tale of two temples
A tale of two temples
Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared.
16 May 2008
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Public or private
Public or private
Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah.
16 May 2008
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1min
Very different innovators
Very different innovators
The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings.
16 May 2008
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1min
