TED Talks
TED: The illusion of consciousness | Dan Dennett
Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us.
Curated Video
First Synthetic Pigment
The story of how a contaminated reaction in the early 1700s led to the accidental discovery of blue pigment, the first synthetic paint. Chemistry - Reactions - Learning Points. In the 1700s, paints were colored using naturally occurring...
Wonderscape
Uncovering the Mysteries of Cave Art
Explore the hidden clues left behind by prehistoric humans in their cave art. Learn about the possible spiritual meanings, challenging journeys, and the theories behind the detailed paintings created thousands of years ago. Cave Art and...
Curated Video
A Day in the Life of an Associate Marketing Manager
Caitlyn is an Associate Marketing Manager with PPG Industries, a global supplied of paints and specialty materials. She works closely with the Home Depot corporate office to ensure that customers have access to high-quality paint...
Amor Sciendi
Battle of San Romano: Big Fluffy Hats
We discuss Uccello's 1453 Battle of San Romano, one of the earliest examples of Renaissance perspective, and attempt to gauge the volume of a huge hat.
The Art Assignment
Better Know the Mona Lisa | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
She's probably the most famous artwork of all time, but what do you know about her? It's time to better know the Mona Lisa.
KERA
Ida O’Keeffe Escapes Her Sister’s Shadow
Artist Georgia O’Keeffe is famous for her paintings of flowers and southwestern desert landscapes. Few know, however, that her sister Ida O’Keeffe was also an artist. Ida’s work is being exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art. Listen to...
Let's Tute
Country Road Landscape Painting Tutorial
This video teaches viewers how to create a beautiful country road landscape using acrylic paints. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to paint the sky, hills, flowers, trees, and road, as well as adding details and shadows.
Curated Video
Italy, City of Florence
The clip looks at the beauty, culture and art locations of the city, Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Realism
What's the point of making realistic paintings when photography can do the trick? We look at the history of artists recreating the world as we see it and ponder why it's still happening.
Wonderscape
Art History Kids: Da Vinci and Rembrandt
Learn all about Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt Van Rijn. Explore the major life events and significant works of Da Vinci and Rembrandt. In a time before photographs, both men were known for and called upon to create individual and...
Bridgeman Arts
Sadequain Gallery at Frere Hall, Karachi 1
Details of masterpiece by Pakistani eminent calligrapher Sadequain Naqqash, titled "Arz-o-Samawat" (The Earth and the Sky), at Frere Hall, Karachi. Sometimes referred to as the 'Sistine Chapel' of Pakistan. Colour corrected.
Bridgeman Arts
Opening of German Press and Pergamon Museum as well as artists Max Oppermann and Max Liebermann at work, Berlin 1930
The official opening of the house of the German Press (Der Deutschen Presse). Opening of the Pergamon Museum. Scenes of artists Max Opperman and Max Liebermann at work.
Bridgeman Arts
Caspar David Friedrich - Polar Landscapes
Thematic selection of Friedrich's studies on Ice formations, from least known fragments and sketches to The Polar Sea, source of inspiration for Gropius' 1922 Monument to the March Dead in Weimar, memorializing the victims of the Kapp...
Bridgeman Arts
Swedish coast, Viking ships and jewellery. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 1 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Shots of the Swedish coast. Illustrations and drawings of Viking ships (Dekars). Shots of Viking jewellery. A young man paints...
Bridgeman Arts
Edward Hopper, Minoru Yamasaki, Richard Hunt, and Ansel Adams at work in 1965
Sequence of American artists at work. Clip features Edward Hopper the painter, Minoru Yamasaki the architect, Richard Hunt the sculptor and Ansel Adams the photographer.
Bridgeman Arts
Pont Neuf, promenades and bouquinistes in Paris. France, 1957
Clip 7 from the French documentary 'Autour de Notre Dame', (Around Notre Dame) from 1957. Various shots of the Pont Neuf and its promenades, along which can be seen dog walkers, artists and homeless people, and general visitors. Footage...
Bridgeman Arts
Henri Rousseau - War, or the Ride of Discord
""War; she passes terrifyingly, leaving despair, tears, ruin all around"": Rousseau's lyrical vision of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and the Siege of Paris in 1871.
Bridgeman Arts
The School of Athens - Raphael
A detailed view of Raphael's famous fresco ""School of Athens"" from the Stanza della Segnatura.
Press Association
Caroline Lucas addresses crowds in Westminster
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas addresses the crowds as protesters have blocked roads around Westminster and set up camps with tents and banners, calling for urgent action on the climate and wildlife crises.
Bridgeman Arts
Portraits of Parisian Artists and Writers - Henri Fantin-Latour
Three group portraits by Henri Fantin-Latour depicting artists, writers and intellectuals of his 19th century Paris. Featured artworks: ""A Corner of the Table""; ""Homage to Delacroix"" and ""Studio at Batignolles"".
Bridgeman Arts
Philipp Otto Runge - The Morning
In his famous paintings The Small Morning and The Large Morning (1808/1809), Philipp Otto Runge Runge gave apposite expression to the Romantic view of nature that was based on cyclical patterns of life. ""The Morning"" is elevating in...
Bridgeman Arts
Trotsky arrives in Mexico with wife. With painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. 1930s.
1930s, Mexico. Trotsky's arrival in Mexico. He is greeted by crowd. He and his wife. With painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Bridgeman Arts
Edward Hopper's exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts in February 1965
Visitors enter gallery, young students take notes, CUs of paintings.