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The Louvre was designed to house a great art collection for the people of France. Was there a plan from the outset to build a canon of work where the relationships between artists, their origins, their schools and faiths could be traced across centuries? And how did architect I.M.Pei persuade President Mitterrand to allow a pyramid to be built at the Louvre? The album goes on to explore how architecture can reflect relationships between different traditions. Two great buildings, Palladio’s church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan’s Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul illustrate shared approaches to the purpose for which the spaces were designed. This material is taken from The Open University course A216 Art and its histories.
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English Philistines, French Sophisticates from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.
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Transcript -- English Philistines, French Sophisticates from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.
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Transcript -- Art and architecture from 2010-02-09T03:37:49
A short introduction to this album.
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The pyramid at the Louvre from 2008-05-16T01:53:34
Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.
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Transcript -- The pyramid at the Louvre from 2008-05-16T01:53:33
Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.
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Subversive classicism from 2008-05-16T01:51:34
How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.
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How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.
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Open museum from 2008-05-16T01:50:34
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone.
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Transcript -- Open museum from 2008-05-16T01:50:33
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone.
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Ruined Louvre from 2008-05-16T01:49:34
French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre.
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French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre.
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Unfinished business from 2008-05-16T01:48:34
Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.
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Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.
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Transcript -- A tale of two temples from 2008-05-16T01:47:33
Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared.
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Public or private from 2008-05-16T01:46:34
Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah.
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Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah.
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Very different innovators from 2008-05-16T01:45:34
The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings.
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The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings.
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Bringing light into the mosque from 2008-05-16T01:44:34
The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure.
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Transcript -- Bringing light into the mosque from 2008-05-16T01:44:33
Transcript -- The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure.
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Transcript -- Bringing light into the mosque from 2008-05-16T01:44:33
Transcript -- The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure.
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Transcript -- Bringing light into the mosque from 2008-05-16T01:44:33
The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure.
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