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Written by: JungleBoy [28/01/12, 06:13] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Stephen Smith uncovers the secret history of the humble fig leaf, opening a window onto 2,000 years of Western art and ethics. He tells how the work of Michelangelo, known to his contemporaries as 'the maker of pork things', fuelled the infamous 'fig leaf campaign', the greatest cover-up in art history; how Bernini turned censorship into a new form of erotica by replacing the fig leaf with the slipping gauze; and how the ingenious machinations of Rodin brought nudity back to the public eye. In telling this story, Smith turns many of our deepest prejudices upside down, showing how the Victorians had a far more sophisticated and mature attitude to sexuality than we do today. He ends with an impassioned plea for the widespread return of the fig leaf to redeem modern art from cheap sensation and innuendo. BBC Site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ydp38  Technical Spec Video Codec: x264 CABAC Video Bitrate: CRF 20 (1620Kbps) Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1 Video Resolution: 832x468 Audio Codec: HE-AAC Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps ABR 48KHz Audio Channels: 2 Run-Time: 59 mins Framerate: 25FPS Number of Parts: 1 Part Size: 752 MB Source: PDTV Subtitles: merged Encoded by: JungleBoy |
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