
Episode 3
John Berger investigates how we look at paintings. The invention of oil paint around 1400 enabled the portrayal of people and objects with an unprecedented degree of realism.
A BAFTA award-winning series with John Berger, which rapidly became regarded as one of the most influential art programmes ever made. With the invention of oil paint around 1400, painters were able to portray people and objects with an unprecedented degree of realism, and painting became the ideal way to celebrate private possessions. In this programme, John Berger questions the value we place on that tradition.
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Clips
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Mr and Mrs Andrews
Duration: 01:26
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Breaking with tradition
Duration: 01:56
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Paintings and their patrons
Duration: 02:28
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Holbein's 'The Ambassadors'
Duration: 02:31
Broadcast
- Tue 30 Sep 2008 19:30