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Vincent's missionary workcame to an end after he was sacked in Belgium. He moved back to...

Vincent's missionary work
came to an end after he was sacked in Belgium. He moved back to Holland,
where something monumental began - Vincent started to paint

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Vincent's missionary work came to an end after
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he was sacked in Belgium.
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He moved back to Holland, where something monumental began -
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Vincent started to paint.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:54
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
2
Episode
2
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 • E02 As Andrew Graham Dixon discovered, the empathy towards the poor - Art on the BBC 00:09
As Andrew Graham Dixon discovered, the empathy towards the p...
S02 • E02 In Holland, he chose again to settle among the rural poor, - Art on the BBC 00:10
In Holland, he chose again to settle among the rural poor,
S02 • E04 And that's what I want to look at next in the BBC archive - - Art on the BBC 00:10
And that's what I want to look at next in the BBC archi...
S02 • E01 When BBC Four decided to teach us How To Be A Surrealist in 2017, - Art on the BBC 00:25
When BBC Four decided to teach us How To Be A Surrealist in ...
S02 • E02 Vincent had found his philosophy of art. - Art on the BBC 00:14
Vincent had found his philosophy of art.
S02 • E04 First up is Kenneth Clark's 1969 series, Civilisation. - Art on the BBC 00:06
First up is Kenneth Clark's 1969 series, Civilisation.
S02 • E04 It was commissioned by none other than David Attenborough, - Art on the BBC 00:08
It was commissioned by none other than David Attenborough,
S02 • E02 Van Gogh is renowned for his thick, generous use of colour. - Art on the BBC 00:38
Van Gogh is renowned for his thick, generous use of colour.
S02 • E04 BBC Two was in colour. - Art on the BBC 00:14
BBC Two was in colour.
S02 • E01 They tried to make their film a collage of dreamlike images - Art on the BBC 00:59
They tried to make their film a collage of dreamlike images
S02 • E03 I say we start a fire. - Art on the BBC 00:55
I say we start a fire.
S02 • E04 I don't suppose that Turner was conscious of his - Art on the BBC 00:16
I don't suppose that Turner was conscious of his
S02 • E04 But fast forward to 1996, - Art on the BBC 00:15
But fast forward to 1996,
S02 • E04 Turner belonged to the Romantic movement that was sweeping - Art on the BBC 00:06
Turner belonged to the Romantic movement that was sweeping
S02 • E04 The Romantics celebrated the elemental forces of nature. - Art on the BBC 00:05
The Romantics celebrated the elemental forces of nature.
S02 • E04 And, if nature was out of control, so were emotions. - Art on the BBC 00:21
And, if nature was out of control, so were emotions.
S02 • E04 Painted in 1812, when Turner was 37, - Art on the BBC 00:17
Painted in 1812, when Turner was 37,
S02 • E02 The light in the South of France was at least as strong an influence - Art on the BBC 00:57
The light in the South of France was at least as strong an i...
S02 • E04 He painted the sea in all its moods. - Art on the BBC 00:14
He painted the sea in all its moods.
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.