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The Renaissance: Art and Ideas

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Black and white photo of a statue of Renaissance sculptor, Donatello. Caption. Donatello's influence can be seen.

Introduces the art of the Renaissance, providing views of major paintings, sculptures and architecture by great masters including Ghiberti, Donatello, della Robbia, and Leonardo da Vinci. Highlights the work of Michelangelo.

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Runtime: 22 minutes 57 seconds

Topic: Arts, History
Subtopic: Art History, Renaissance
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 1998
Producer/Distributor: Lucerne Media

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Nate talks to a woman in an art gallery. On the wall behind them is Andy Warhol's painting, "Gold Marilyn Monroe." Caption. "We are in front of the. I'm so excited."

Photo and text overlay collage with portraits of Nate and Andy Warhol, with a group of paparazzi with cameras pointing at Warhol. The background is a chalkboard list of things Warhol loved, such as Hollywood, Ice Cream, and Crazy Wigs.

Inside of an ornate chapel with carved stone columns, tile floors, and a stone sculpture of 3 people in different poses on display. Caption. "It was created by Michelangelo in the 1520s."

Video of Nate with a chalk frame drawn around it is superimposed on a blackboard background on the left side of the screen, and a statue of a Roman emperor is on the right. Caption. "To put his face on the Roman coin."

Painting of people sitting and standing in a tiled, open air area. Spanish captions.

Closeup of a man wearing a green polo, eye glasses, and protective gloves as he holds an oil painting canvas upright with 1 hand on the top and the other cupped in front of the canvas. The back of the canvas faces the camera.

View of the Centre Pompidou area of Paris looking through a blue metal scaffolding on a hazy day. Skyscrapers appear in the background with lower storied buildings in the foreground.

Woman dressed in dark clothing sits and looks downward while strumming a cello with a bow.

Matisse's painting called Woman with a Hat. The woman is wearing a colorful twentieth century French bourgeoisie outfit, complete with gloves, a fan, and an elaborate hat. Caption. She seems to be dressed in the best of fashion.

Picasso painting called Family of Saltimbanques depicts a group of 6 people wearing costumes, including a jester and ballerina. Caption. The people in the painting are circus performers.