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Once Upon a Time in Denmark /
In episode two of Andrew Graham-Dixon's epic journey through Scandinavian art and landscape, Denmark emerges from modest beginnings to become a great power and arbiter of taste in northern Europe, a story of transformation befitting the homeland of the greatest fairytale spinner of them all, Ha...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
BBC Worldwide Ltd,
[2016]
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| Series: | Art of Scandinavia.
Art of Scandinavia ; Episode 2. |
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Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | In episode two of Andrew Graham-Dixon's epic journey through Scandinavian art and landscape, Denmark emerges from modest beginnings to become a great power and arbiter of taste in northern Europe, a story of transformation befitting the homeland of the greatest fairytale spinner of them all, Hans Christian Andersen. In this film, Graham-Dixon traces Denmark's failed imperial experiment, beginning with Christian IV's reign. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Andersen, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Christoffer Eckersberg represented a golden age in Danish art. After defeat by Prussia in 1864, Denmark turned inward and focused on building a stable, democratic nation, illustrated in Vilhelm Hammershoi's introverted paintings. The "small is beautiful" mentality is further seen in Danish modern furniture design, inspired by the "hygge" concept, and in LEGOLAND. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released by BBC Worldwide Ltd., 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 16, 2016. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 53 sec.)) : color and sound. |
| Format: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: | 9 & up. |
| Language: | Closed-captioned. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, July 2, 2016) |