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Easter in Art

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This threepart series takes us from the Sistine Chapel to The David exploring the Easter story in art both classic and modern From Judas betrayal to Jesus crucifixion and resurrection see the different ways artists have depicted these events through the ages Shot on location in Jerusalem and throughout Europe the series explores the various ways artists have depicted the lore of Easter through
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  1. S1 E1 - Betrayal
    December 31, 2012
    23min
    TV-PG
    We begin by looking at depictions of The Last Supper including Leonardo da Vincis masterpiecendasha 6th century mosaic and a modern interpretation by Chris Ofili We then turn to interpretations of Jesus betrayal and trial by artists including Bosch and TintorettonbspFinally we examine portrayals of Jesus final judgement in work by Honoreacute Daumier and Mark Wallinger
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  2. S1 E2 - Crucifixion
    December 31, 2012
    23min
    TV-PG
    Our exploration begins in Varallo northern Italy where the Stations of the Cross were carved into a series of sculptures and frescoes We then look at Tintorettos enormous depiction of the crucifixion in Venice and Gruumlnewalds harrowing image above the Issenheim altar We also take a modern journey to the Philippines with Sebastian Horsley who experienced a form of crucifixion for himself
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  3. S1 E3 - Resurrection
    December 31, 2012
    24min
    TV-PG
    We take a look at works by Giotto Michelangelo and Sam TaylorWood depicting the mourning over Jesus bodynbsp Next we compare interpretations of the resurrection and ascension in several very different treatments including work by Gruumlnewald and Rembrandt and Stanley Spencer
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Directors
Andrew Hutton
Cast
Tim Marlow
Studio
MagellanTV
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