"Actor: Waldemar Januszczak"

• William Dobson: The Lost Genius Of Baroque | DVD | (07/06/2012) from £14.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

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• The Dark Ages: An Age Of Light - Waldemar Januszczak - As Seen on the BBC | DVD | (12/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism - a terrible time when civilisation stopped. Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. In this landmark 4-part series Waldemar argues that the Dark Ages were a time of great artistic achievement with new ideas and religions provoking new artistic adventures. He embarks on a fascinating trip across Europe Africa and Asia visits the world's most famous collections and discovers hidden artistic gems all to prove that the Dark Ages were actually an 'Age of Light'. In the first episode the viewer will discover how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third and fourth centuries. Waldemar explores how Christian artists drew on images of ancient gods for inspiration and developed new forms of architecture to contain their art. The second episode is dedicated to the 'Barbarians'. Focusing on the Huns Vandals and Goths Waldemar follows each tribe's journey across Europe and discovers the incredible art they produced along the way. Along with Christianity the Dark Ages saw the emergence of another vital religion: Islam. This is the focus of Episode Three. Waldemar examines the early artistic explorations of the first Muslims the development of the mosque and their scientific achievements. In the final episode Waldemar looks towards the North of Europe. The Carolingians saw themselves as successors to Rome reflected in their art. Elsewhere the Vikings were constructing long ships with intricate decoration and marking their territory with powerful rune stones.

• Gauguin, The Full Story | DVD | (17/05/2011) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (-127.40%)   |  RRP £10.99

  This documentary charts the life of the celebrated artist Paul Gauguin through countless twists and turns which take him from an idyllic childhood in Peru to an horrific death on the Marquesas Islands. The Gauguin who emerges from this story is not only an accomplished sculptor but a musician, print maker, journalist and ceramicist.

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• Vincent - The Full Story | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Van Gogh is officially the most popular artist in the world. His pictures sell for the highest prices. His art is loved and picked out by the most people. But to an astonishing degree the focus of all this frantic mass appreciation have been the last 30 months of his life the infamous months of Van Goghs madness during which he painted his best known pictures - the sunflowers the night cafes the crowfields. Vincent: The Full Story sets out to right this wrong emphasising that hi

• Gaugin - The Full Story | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Everyone knows Gauguin. Yet no one knows the full story of his life. Gauguin: The Full Story seeks to set that straight. Exactly 100 years ago, on thenisland of Hiva Oa in Marquesas, a syphilitic and alcoholic Frenchman called Paul Gauguin died of a heart attack. His death had been expected by the locals. What no one could have expected was the incredible impact his work was to have on modern art.