Journey of the magus [electronic resource] /

Journey of the magus [electronic resource] /

Graham-Dixon, Andrew.

Tickell, Paul.

Films for the Humanities (Firm)

British Broadcasting Corporation.

BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.

moving image

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

[2003], c1999.

eng

Part of a series on the evolution of Western art. This segment explores the princely courts of the Renaissance, Italy, revealing their role in the emergence of the modern concept of the artist as a celebrity. Features the patron/artist relationships between the influential Medici family and Benozzo Gozzoli; Sigismondo Malatesta, ruler of Rimini, and Leon Battista Alberti; and Federigo da Montefeltro, the wealthiest mercenary prince of the age, and Piero della Francesca. Also looks at the works of Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Andrea Mantegna.

Host, Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Executive producer, Nicholas Rossiter ; series producer, Jamie Muir ; photography, Luke Cardiff ; film editor, Colin Knijff ; music, Alex Heffes.

Benozzo, di Lese, 1420-1497.

Malatesta, Sigismondo Pandolfo, signore di Rimini, 1417-1468.

Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472.

Federico, da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, 1422-1482.

Botticelli, Sandro, 1444 or 5-1510.

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.

Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506.

Artists and patrons

Art patronage

Renaissance

Arts, Renaissance