And later Baroque artists, like Bernini, delighted in the emotive close-up, the tears and...
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And later Baroque artists, like Bernini, delighted in the emotive close-up, the tears and open lips and restless movement - all those devices that were to be rediscovered in the movies. The extraordinary thing is that Baroque artists did it in bronze and marble, and not on celluloid. Of course, in a way, it's a frivolous comparison, because however much one admires the films, one must admit that they are often vulgar, always ephemeral, whereas the work of Bernini is ideal and eternal
And later Baroque artists, like Bernini, delighted in the emotive close-up, the tears and open lips and restless movement - all those devices that were to be rediscovered in the movies. The extraordinary thing is that Baroque artists did it in bronze and marble, and not on celluloid. Of course, in a way, it's a frivolous comparison, because however much one admires the films, one must admit that they are often vulgar, always ephemeral, whereas the work of Bernini is ideal and eternal
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And later Baroque artists like Bernini
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delighted in the emotive close up
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the tears and open lips and restless movement
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all those devices that were to be rediscovered in the movies
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The extraordinary thing
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is that the Baroque artist did it in bronze and marble and not on celluloid
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Of course in a way it is a frivolous comparison
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because however much one admires the films
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one must admit that they are often vulgar always ephemeral
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whereas the work of Bernini is ideal and eternal
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Sir Kenneth Clarke guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions i...
