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Art and architecture: Track 1

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09 Feb
2010


The Louvre was designed to house a great art collection for the people of France. Was there a plan from the outset to build a canon of work where the relationships between artists, their origins, their schools and faiths could be traced across centuries? And how did architect I.M.Pei persuade President Mitterrand to allow a pyramid to be built at the Louvre? The album goes on to explore how architecture can reflect relationships between different traditions. Two great buildings, Palladio’s church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan’s Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul illustrate shared approaches to the purpose for which the spaces were designed. This material is taken from The Open University course A216 Art and its histories.

Track 1: Art and architecture

A short introduction to this album.


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Tracks in this podcast:

Track  TitleDescription
1Art and architecture  A short introduction to this album. Read more Art and architecture
2The pyramid at the Louvre  Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre. Read more The pyramid at the Louvre
3English Philistines, French Sophisticates  How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection. Read more English Philistines, French Sophisticates
4Subversive classicism  How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV. Read more Subversive classicism
5Open museum  Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone. Read more Open museum
6Ruined Louvre  French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre. Read more Ruined Louvre
7Unfinished business  Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished. Read more Unfinished business
8A tale of two temples  Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared. Read more A tale of two temples
9Public or private  Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah. Read more Public or private
10Very different innovators  The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings. Read more Very different innovators
11Bringing light into the mosque  The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure. Read more Bringing light into the mosque


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