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He painted the sea in all its moods
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He painted the sea in all its moods. At one moment, placid, allowingitself to be harnessed...

He painted the sea in all its moods. At one moment, placid, allowing
itself to be harnessed by man. At another, violent and threatening

Full Transcript

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He painted the sea in all its moods.
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At one moment, placid, allowing itself to be harnessed by man.
00:00:10.002 --> 00:00:13.006
At another, violent and threatening.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:21
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
2
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
S02 • E04 Turner had a new idea of what painting was for. - Art on the BBC 00:21
Turner had a new idea of what painting was for.
S02 • E04 I suspect this is everyone's favourite story about Turner, - Art on the BBC 00:31
I suspect this is everyone's favourite story about Turn...
S02 • E04 He set sail from the port of Harwich on a boat called the Ariel, - Art on the BBC 00:07
He set sail from the port of Harwich on a boat called the Ar...
S02 • E04 And then, he asked the sailors to lash him to the mast - Art on the BBC 00:25
And then, he asked the sailors to lash him to the mast
S02 • E04 And our next presenter on a boat is not an art historian, - Art on the BBC 00:11
And our next presenter on a boat is not an art historian,
S02 • E03 How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet. - Art on the BBC 00:36
How do you do? Monsieur, I am the artist, Claude Monet.
S02 • E01 Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not, - Art on the BBC 00:33
Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not,
S02 • E04 But what about Turner's character? - Art on the BBC 00:42
But what about Turner's character?
S02 • E04 Constable was indignant. - Art on the BBC 00:13
Constable was indignant.
S02 • E04 But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonder, - Art on the BBC 00:18
But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonde...
S02 • E04 A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only - Art on the BBC 00:17
A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only
S02 • E02 In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly - Art on the BBC 00:56
In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly
S02 • E03 Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet's work. - Art on the BBC 00:15
Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet...
S02 • E04 Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's - Art on the BBC 00:31
Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's
S02 • E03 Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Paris. - Art on the BBC 00:29
Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Pari...
S02 • E04 Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not that of - Art on the BBC 00:19
Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not tha...
S02 • E03 In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden suddenly expanded - Art on the BBC 00:46
In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden...
S02 • E04 There's no question that he's asking people to contemplate, - Art on the BBC 01:00
There's no question that he's asking people to con...
S02 • E02 It was so bizarre I couldn't take it. - Art on the BBC 00:51
It was so bizarre I couldn't take it.
S02 • E04 I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, you know, - Art on the BBC 00:42
I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, y...