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The Dead and the Dying
"Expressing a dead body," wrote Leon Baptista Alberti, in 1435, "is one of
the most
difficult things in the world." This program examines the portrayal of death
in
art, from ancient times to the post-World War II era. Sarcophagi, paintings,
sculptures, funerary statuary, news photos, cinema, mixed media, and a
living pietà
reveal the intricacies and nuances of rendering incidents of natural,
accidental,
and violent death, including Jesus’ crucifixion. The impacts of Christianity
on
modern figurative painting and of historical watersheds such as the First
World War
and the Holocaust on old notions of death are explored as well. (27 minutes)
Copyright date: ©2000
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