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Sister Wendy: The Complete Collection
Starring: Sister Wendy
Produced by: Nicholas Rossiter
In the complete set of her acclaimed programs, Sister Wendy Beckett inspires you with her passion for painters and paintings.
Item Number: 11234
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 8 2/3 hours
- Number of Discs:
- 4
- Special Features:
- Interviews with Sister Wendy
Multi-angle interactive gallery
Painter bios
The Story of Painting
From cave painting to the present day, Giotto and Michaelangelo to C?zanne and Jackson Pollock, Sister Wendy visits the world's art galleries to tell the history of painting. Even the most familiar of paintings take on a vivid new lease of life when viewed through this art enthusiast's eyes.
Sister Wendy's Grand Tour
Before this series, Sister Wendy had never been to Europe, so she was naturally excited about the tour. Her itinerary takes in Paris, Madrid, Florence, Rome,Venice, St Petersburg, Antwerp, Amsterdam,Vienna and Berlin ? cities which house some of the world?s finest art and greatest architecture.
Sister Wendy was keen not just to see the Prado and the Pompidou, but also the homes of artists and the locations which inspired their work. En route she discovers Monet?s Giverny, C?zanne?s Mont St Victoire, the mystical landscapes of Titian and Giorgione, the Carmine Monastery from which Fra Lippi abducted a nun, the asylum in Madrid which inspired Goya?s most emotive work and the Au Lapin Caf? in Paris, Picasso?s bohemian drinking den. It is not only old masters that interest her, Sister Wendy also meets live artists from the contemporary art scene whom she believes will become the old masters of tomorrow.
Her observations are sometimes shocking and candid, sometimes poignant and emotional. She hopes to bring art to the masses the way Pavarotti did with opera: ?So many people are frightened of art,? she says, ?but they shouldn?t be.Art is a window into something greater than yourself, a way of enriching your life through someone else?s experiences.?
Sister Wendy's Odyssey
In this series, Sister Wendy visits the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Ashmolean in Oxford, Wilton House in Wiltshire, the Barber Institute in Birmingham and the National Gallery of Scotland. Here she discovers some of Britain?s greatest art treasures, including works by Hockney, Spencer, Poussin, Guercino,Van Dyck and a Rembrandt forgery.
C?zanne?s Enl?vement,Titian?s Rape of Lucretia and Lippi?s Joakim and Anna are just a few of the paintings which catch her eye. Most of her knowledge has come from studying postcards and books; before the real thing, she often becomes quite emotional: ?If I sometimes get carried away, it?s because art excites me beyond words. When I look at my favourite art, I feel an exhilaration, a joy.?
No prude, Sister Wendy discusses nudity and sensuality with an openness and innocence that is disarming, and occasionally surprising. Her views are refreshing and original and explained with extraordinary lucidity. El Greco?s Fabula, for example, a picture which has baffled art historians for centuries, she believes depicts ?youth encountering the whole wonderful world of sexual adventure in its portrayal of a young man blowing on the embers?, while the man laughing inanely is a symbol of misused passion, and the monkey suggests ?unpredictability, the danger that passion can lead you into, animality out of control.? Her delight is certainly infectious, her sense of humour unexpected, her insights fascinating and her fund of stories seemingly inexhaustible.
Pains of Glass
Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art lover, joins George Pattison, Dean of King's College, Cambridge to follow the Holy Week story as it is shown through the colourful stained glass windows of King George's chapel.
From cave painting to the present day, Giotto and Michaelangelo to C?zanne and Jackson Pollock, Sister Wendy visits the world's art galleries to tell the history of painting. Even the most familiar of paintings take on a vivid new lease of life when viewed through this art enthusiast's eyes.
Sister Wendy's Grand Tour
Before this series, Sister Wendy had never been to Europe, so she was naturally excited about the tour. Her itinerary takes in Paris, Madrid, Florence, Rome,Venice, St Petersburg, Antwerp, Amsterdam,Vienna and Berlin ? cities which house some of the world?s finest art and greatest architecture.
Sister Wendy was keen not just to see the Prado and the Pompidou, but also the homes of artists and the locations which inspired their work. En route she discovers Monet?s Giverny, C?zanne?s Mont St Victoire, the mystical landscapes of Titian and Giorgione, the Carmine Monastery from which Fra Lippi abducted a nun, the asylum in Madrid which inspired Goya?s most emotive work and the Au Lapin Caf? in Paris, Picasso?s bohemian drinking den. It is not only old masters that interest her, Sister Wendy also meets live artists from the contemporary art scene whom she believes will become the old masters of tomorrow.
Her observations are sometimes shocking and candid, sometimes poignant and emotional. She hopes to bring art to the masses the way Pavarotti did with opera: ?So many people are frightened of art,? she says, ?but they shouldn?t be.Art is a window into something greater than yourself, a way of enriching your life through someone else?s experiences.?
Sister Wendy's Odyssey
In this series, Sister Wendy visits the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Ashmolean in Oxford, Wilton House in Wiltshire, the Barber Institute in Birmingham and the National Gallery of Scotland. Here she discovers some of Britain?s greatest art treasures, including works by Hockney, Spencer, Poussin, Guercino,Van Dyck and a Rembrandt forgery.
C?zanne?s Enl?vement,Titian?s Rape of Lucretia and Lippi?s Joakim and Anna are just a few of the paintings which catch her eye. Most of her knowledge has come from studying postcards and books; before the real thing, she often becomes quite emotional: ?If I sometimes get carried away, it?s because art excites me beyond words. When I look at my favourite art, I feel an exhilaration, a joy.?
No prude, Sister Wendy discusses nudity and sensuality with an openness and innocence that is disarming, and occasionally surprising. Her views are refreshing and original and explained with extraordinary lucidity. El Greco?s Fabula, for example, a picture which has baffled art historians for centuries, she believes depicts ?youth encountering the whole wonderful world of sexual adventure in its portrayal of a young man blowing on the embers?, while the man laughing inanely is a symbol of misused passion, and the monkey suggests ?unpredictability, the danger that passion can lead you into, animality out of control.? Her delight is certainly infectious, her sense of humour unexpected, her insights fascinating and her fund of stories seemingly inexhaustible.
Pains of Glass
Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art lover, joins George Pattison, Dean of King's College, Cambridge to follow the Holy Week story as it is shown through the colourful stained glass windows of King George's chapel.
Sister Wendy Beckett has won the hearts of art-lovers everywhere through her astonishing knowledge, insight and passion for painting and painters. Join her on a unique art historical tour that starts with humanity's first primitive drawings and continues to the present, passing through the most fertile and exciting periods in the history of art.
Filmed on location, The Complete Collection brings to life the artists, their paintings and their world, creating a spectacular panorama of Western art that is itself a masterpiece. This four-disc set is the first of its kind, bringing together all of Sister Wendy's productions for the BBC.
Set includes: The Story of Painting, Sister Wendy's Grand Tour, Sister Wendy's Odyssey, Sister Wendy's Pains of Glass
Filmed on location, The Complete Collection brings to life the artists, their paintings and their world, creating a spectacular panorama of Western art that is itself a masterpiece. This four-disc set is the first of its kind, bringing together all of Sister Wendy's productions for the BBC.
Set includes: The Story of Painting, Sister Wendy's Grand Tour, Sister Wendy's Odyssey, Sister Wendy's Pains of Glass
