Masterpieces of Sculpture Episodes
1. Michelangelo: David
January 15th, 200650 min
2. Edgar Degas: La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans
January 16th, 200650 min
The statue of the young girl in a real ballet dress is often seen today just as a pretty image of dancer making one of the classic moves of ballet. But to the people who first saw the statue when it was unveiled it was a dangerous, even disgraceful, portrayal of a degenerate girl little more than a whore. The programme reveals the story of the real woman who Degas used as a model and includes revelations about how the statue as actually made.
3. Auguste Rodin: The Kiss
January 17th, 200650 min
Rodin's The Kiss is arguably the most sensual sculpture in the art of the past 150 years. Its subject matter is more daring that most people understand: A it portrays a girl seducing a man. The sculpture has been controversial right up to the 21st century.
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