Art Museums of the World : The Louvre: Venus de Milo holds secret to ultimate beauty
The world's most famous museums reveal their major collections and the fascinating stories of how they came to house them. This beautiful high-definition series shows what the royalty, nobility and fabulously wealthy inhabitants of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the UK and the USA, the original owners of the collections, found beautiful enough to acquire. The stories behind the works and their artists are an intriguing insight into the world and times from which they came. Is the secret to Venus de Milo's charm hidden in her perfect proportions? Mathematics could hold the key.
Primary Title
- Art Museums of the World : The Louvre: Venus de Milo holds secret to ultimate beauty
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 30 March 2010
Start Time
- 15 : 00
Finish Time
- 15 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Arts Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The world's most famous museums reveal their major collections and the fascinating stories of how they came to house them. This beautiful high-definition series shows what the royalty, nobility and fabulously wealthy inhabitants of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the UK and the USA, the original owners of the collections, found beautiful enough to acquire. The stories behind the works and their artists are an intriguing insight into the world and times from which they came. Is the secret to Venus de Milo's charm hidden in her perfect proportions? Mathematics could hold the key.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Sculpture, Greek
- Art museums--France--Paris
- Louvre (Paris, France)
- Art
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Contributors
- Ross Douglas (Narrator)
- Yasuhide Asakawa (Director)
- NHK (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Sculpture, Greek
- Art museums--France--Paris
- Louvre (Paris, France)
- Art