WiththisnewseriesAndrewGraham-DixonreturnstoEuropetakingusonajourneyintothecaptivatingwateryworldoftheLowCountriesanditsart.ThissmallmyriadofregionswenowknowasHollandandBelgiumproducedsomeofthemostcelebratednamesinart:VanEyck,Bosch,Rembrandt,Rubens,Vermeer,VanGogh,MondrianandMagritte.AshetravelsbycanalboatandofcoursebybicycleAndrewrevealsjusthowimportanttheLowCountrieswereinkeymomentsinthedevelopmentofwesternculture-thebirthofoilpaintinginthelatemedievalages,thetriumphoftheDutchgoldenage,andtheonsetofpolarizingmodernartmovementssurrealismandabstraction.Thisisnotthestoryofonenation,butoffluid,ever-shiftingboundariesandthesearchforidentityinanareathathasalwaysbeenpoliticallycontested.EPISODEONE:ThefirstepisodewillbeabouthowtheartofRenaissanceFlandersevolvedfromthecraftofprecioustapestrieswithintheDuchyofBurgundyintoaleadingpaintingschoolinitsownright.StartinghisjourneyatthemagnificentaltarpieceofGhentCathedralcreatedbytheVanEyckbrothersAndrewexplainstheirgroundbreakinginnovationinoilpaintingandmarvelshowthecolourstheyobtainedcanstillremainsovibranttoday.AndrewwilldescribehowintheearlyRenaissancethemosturgentpreoccupationwasnottheadvancementoflearning,humanistorotherwise,buttheLastJudgment.Peoplebelievedtheywerelivingintheendofdays;asubjectpopularwithpreachersandartistsandintenselyrealizedinswarmingmicroscopicdetailbyHieronymusBosch.EPISODETWO:InthesecondepisodeAndrewexploreshowtheseeminglypeacefulcountriesofHollandandBelgium–famousfortheirtulipsandwindmills,musselsandchips-wereinfactforgedinacrucibleofconflictanddivision.HewillexaminehowaperiodofeconomicboomdrivenforthefirsttimebyaburgeoningandsecularmiddleclassledtotheDutchGoldenAgeofthe17thCentury.AndrewtravelstoDelftandAmsterdamtodemonstratethestrikingcontrastbetweentwoofitsgreatestproponents,RembrandtandVermeer(onefamedforhisbreathtakinglyrealisticdomesticstreetscenes,theotherforexplosiverapidbrushstrokesandrawcolours,bestexemplifiedinhiscontentiousmagnumopus–TheNightwatch.)Radicallydifferentinstyle,bothmenwereunitedbytherealizationthattheymustbecomeinnovatorsinbusinessaswellasmastersoftheircraft.Yetboomalsomeantbust-andinastorywithverymodernechoestheyultimatelysharedthesamefate,financialdestitution.EPISODETHREE:Followingabriefperiodofdecline,thethirdepisodewilllookathowtheentrepreneurialandindustriousregionoftheLowCountriesroseagaintobecomeaculturalleaderinthemodernage;howdespiteitssmallandapparentinsignificancewhenstoodupagainstthepowerhousesofEuropeitproducedimportantforwardthinkingartistslikeVanGogh,Mondrian,MagritteandDelvauxwhochangedthefaceofartforever.InthisepisodeAndrew’sexhilaratingjourneytakesustoaremotebeachinNorthWestHollandwhichinspiredMondrian’stransitiontohisnowrenownedabstractgridpaintings.
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