Art Museums of the World : The Louvre - It Began With A Cryptic Smile
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. How did Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, arguably the most famous painting in the world, end up in a French museum?
Primary Title
- Art Museums of the World : The Louvre - It Began With A Cryptic Smile
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 23 March 2010
Start Time
- 15 : 00
Finish Time
- 15 : 25
Duration
- 25:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 12
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. How did Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, arguably the most famous painting in the world, end up in a French museum?
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
- Louvre (Paris, France)
- Art museums--France--Paris
- Art
- Leonardo,--da Vinci,--1452-1519.--Mona Lisa
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Contributors
- Yasuhide Asakawa (Director)
- Ross Douglas (Narrator)
- NHK (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Louvre (Paris, France)
- Art museums--France--Paris
- Art
- Leonardo,--da Vinci,--1452-1519.--Mona Lisa