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The Louvre was designed to house a great art collection for the people of France. Was there a plan from the outset to build a canon of work where the relationships between artists, their origins, their schools and faiths could be traced across centuries? And how did architect I.M.Pei persuade Presid…

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    • Feb 8, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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    Art and architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2010 1:05


    A short introduction to this album.

    Transcript -- Art and architecture

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    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

    The pyramid at the Louvre

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 2:55


    Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.

    Transcript -- The pyramid at the Louvre

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    Transcript -- Architect, I M Pei, discusses the design brief for his pyramid entrance to the Louvre.

    English Philistines, French Sophisticates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:56


    How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.

    Transcript -- English Philistines, French Sophisticates

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    Transcript -- How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection.

    Subversive classicism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:49


    How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.

    Transcript -- Subversive classicism

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    Transcript -- How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV.

    Open museum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:59


    Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone.

    Transcript -- Open museum

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    Transcript -- Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone.

    Ruined Louvre

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:41


    French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre.

    Transcript -- Ruined Louvre

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    Transcript -- French artist, Hubert Robert's painting depicting a ruined Louvre.

    Unfinished business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:22


    Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.

    Transcript -- Unfinished business

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    Transcript -- Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, discussing why the Louvre will never be finished.

    A tale of two temples

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 0:50


    Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared.

    Transcript -- A tale of two temples

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    Transcript -- Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice and Sinan's Sokullu Mehmet Pasha mosque in Istanbul are compared.

    Public or private

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:21


    Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah.

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    Transcript -- Public or private

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    Transcript -- Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah.

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    Very different innovators

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 1:08


    The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings.

    Transcript -- Very different innovators

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    Transcript -- The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings.

    Bringing light into the mosque

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 2:21


    The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure.

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    Transcript -- Bringing light into the mosque

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


    Transcript -- The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure.

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