Treasures of Ancient Rome - Season 1 Episode 1 Warts 'n' All
The Romans were brilliant engineers and soldiers, but what isn't as well known is that they also gave us wonderful artistic treasures. In this three-part series, Alastair Sooke argues that the old-fashioned view that the Romans didn't do art is nonsense. He traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style - warts 'n' all realism. Roman portraits reveal what the great names from history, men like Julius Caesar and Cicero, actually looked like. Modern-day artists demonstrate the ingenious techniques used to create these true to life masterpieces in marble, bronze and paint. We can step back into the Roman world thanks to their invention of the documentary-style marble relief and to a volcano called Vesuvius. Sooke explores the remarkable artistic legacy of Pompeii before showing how Rome's first emperor, Augustus, used the power of art to help forge an empire.
Year: 2012
Genre: Documentary
Country:
Studio: BBC Four
Director: Alastair Sooke
Cast: Alastair Sooke
Crew:
First Air Date: Sep 03, 2012
Last Air date: Sep 17, 2012
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 3 Episode
Runtime: 58 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.3883
Language: English, Italian
Season
Season 1
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