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Time: 4 hours
Level: Intermediate
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 Introduction Resource- This unit will help you to understand how major art collections are brought together over long periods of time and why particular pieces gain notoriety.
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| | 1 Themes and issues in the history of art
- 1 Themes and issues in the history of art Resource
- This unit introduces you to a number of themes and issues in the history of art, taking as its pretext a visit to the Louvre in Paris. It asks three kinds of question:
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- 2.1 Introduction Resource
- The original TV programme was divided into an introduction and seven sections, each preceded by a simple question that appears on screen. To help you to explore this material, we have split the programme...
- 2.2 Activities 3 to 5 Resource
- Watch the next segment of video. Once you’ve watched the video, make a few notes on what you’ve learnt about how the present buildings of the Louvre came about.
- 2.3 Activities 6 to 8 Resource
- Watch the next segment of video. Once you’ve watched the video, make a few notes on what you’ve learnt about how the taste of the court was challenged by a new public.
- 2.4 Activities 9 and 10 Resource
- Watch the next segment of video. Once you’ve watched the video, jot down some notes on what you learnt about how the Grand Louvre meets the needs of today.
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| | 3 Principal artists and works
- 3 Principal artists and works Resource
- Michelangelo, Slave, known as Rebel, sculpture, c.1513, acquired 1794
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