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A History of Art in Three Colours

2012 · 1 season

A calm, thoughtful tour through art history that makes colour feel like a character, inviting you to look closer and linger.

Created by: Matt Hill
Genres: Documentary
Starring: James Fox

Overview: Dr James Fox explores how, in the hands of artists, the colours gold, blue and white have stirred our emotions, changed the way we behave and even altered the course of history.

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Created by: Matt Hill
Genres: Documentary
Starring: James Fox

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
power
faith
class
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Matt Hill
Starring: James Fox
Length: 1 seasons, 3 episodes, 59 min each
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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