France

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The history of France is not only seen
through an unprecedented number of
art treasures photographed in color by
a great American photographer, but it is
supplemented by a comprehensive and lucid
historical narrative.
Exquisite art from French museums great and
small, cathedrals, churches and private
collections are carefully reproduced
unretouched. Each work of art was chosen
o
to contribute to the overall scenic montage
allowing the viewer to participate in the
dramatic rise and fall of empires; the
beginnings of the Celtic people who become
the Gauls; the conquest of the Gauls by the
Romans and their absorption of Roman
culture; the evolution of the state from
barbarism, through the early Christian era
and ancient kings; the social and political
changes; the splendor and glory of the
emerging French nation.
Artists show gods and goddesses in ancient
Druidic rites which include human sacrifices.
The rise of Christianity, and the era of
Charlemagne are... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The history of France is not only seen
through an unprecedented number of
art treasures photographed in color by
a great American photographer, but it is
supplemented by a comprehensive and lucid
historical narrative.
Exquisite art from French museums great and
small, cathedrals, churches and private
collections are carefully reproduced
unretouched. Each work of art was chosen
o
to contribute to the overall scenic montage
allowing the viewer to participate in the
dramatic rise and fall of empires; the
beginnings of the Celtic people who become
the Gauls; the conquest of the Gauls by the
Romans and their absorption of Roman
culture; the evolution of the state from
barbarism, through the early Christian era
and ancient kings; the social and political
changes; the splendor and glory of the
emerging French nation.
Artists show gods and goddesses in ancient
Druidic rites which include human sacrifices.
The rise of Christianity, and the era of
Charlemagne are dramatically illustrated.
Sculptures, tapestries, murals, miniatures, and
court paintings portray the daily lives of
Pagans and Christians, of beggars and
bishops, of commoners and kings, and their
wives and mistresses. In rich detailed
tapestries from the late middle ages, peasants
. make wine and make love.
Theatrical, literary, political and social trends
are followed. At a theatrical event in the
mid-17th century, the playwright Moliere
appears as Mars, the God of War, in a
portrait by Pierre Mignard. The fall of Louis
XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette are
graphically depicted by an anonymous Vissza