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A History of Art in Three Colours
How artists have used gold, blue and white to stir emotions and alter history
A History of Art in Three Colours Episodes
White
Dr James Fox looks at how, during the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours.
17-07-2022
BBC 4
Blue
Dr James Fox explores how the arrival in Europe of lapis lazuli turned blue into an exotic colour. Artists began to use it to offer us glimpses of worlds beyond our own.
10-07-2022
BBC 4
Gold
From the midst of pre-history to a bunker beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.
03-07-2022
BBC 4