PALETTES:
A series of films devoted to great works in painting history. Thanks to recent developments in animation technique, the secrets of these images are revealed like thrilling adventures of discovering.
WATTEAU:
Secrets of the Fete Galente - This painting is no doubt one of the Louvre's greatest paintings. Painted by Watteau in 1717, reworked in a slightly altered version a few years later, this work belongs to the series of 'Galant Conversations' in which the artist from Valenciennes gave the best of himself. A mysterious work (What are they doing? Where are they going?), that provokes many questions, with just as many different answers.
CHARDIN:
The Taste of Stillness - At first sight, 'The Skate' is a simple still-life painted in the Dutch style by a young painter who didn`t dare commit himself to grand historical scenes. However, the painting proved fascinating to Diderot, Proust and many others. Even today, it is one of the Louvre's biggest drawing cards, attracting a larger number of visitors. Can we possible discover the secret source of its fascination?
FRAGONARD:
Love in the Folds - A young man and a young woman stand between a bed and a door. The scene could be trite and even trivial as the man is in his under garments, but no more is needed for Fragonard, painter of joyful life, to tell a story of sensual love. Each detail has a subtle meaning that reflects the traditions of pictorial science. Even if Fragonard painted profane love at the very moment it ends, the scene still has an air of mystery about it.
DVD Info
Region: 2
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 12/06/06
