GLADIATEUR BORGHESE (LE)

SÉRIE "ENQUÊTE D'ART"

of MANNIEZ Vincent

FRANCE, 2006, 00:26:00

Production : ECLECTIC PRODUCTION, FRANCE 5, MUSEE DU LOUVRE
Collection : Musée du Louvre
Genre : Documentary
Keyword : Sculpture, History of art, Pedagogy

Summary :
Le Gladiator was discovered in the seventeenth century. The Borghese order excavations on their properties. They then discover a statue of exceptional craftsmanship, carved from a block of marble in one piece, one of the greatest masterpieces of Hellenistic art.

"The "Enquête d'art " series questions nine artworks of the museum: what are the contexts and conditions of manufacture? Which characters have shaped their destinies? How these artworks have been designed? How did they enter the Louvre? A didactic voiceover offers a precious light on the technical terms used by specialists in their description of art. Each film is a survey in form of travel, aiming at following the course of an artwork and to reconnect with its roots."

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