The Conquest of Colors

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery Season 12 Episode 2

Overview:
The history of Man can be seen as a succession of conquests: we never think about the history of colors and yet it has changed our lives. "The conquest of colours" is a journey to discover how our world has been enriched with millions of shades over the centuries, thanks to the appearance of increasingly bright hues and colours. We will start from the Paleolithic, when humanity could essentially only have three colours: black, ocher and white. And we will continue to discover how the deep Egyptian blue, the first synthetic color in history, and the elegant purple of the Phoenicians and Romans were then added. We will see how the great glass masters learned to flood the cathedrals with colored lights, and how the greatest artists of the past obtained their colors using precious stones, such as lapis lazuli from which the blue used for example by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel was obtained.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Alberto Angela, Saverio Indrio

Release Date : 2012-03-17

Duration : 101 menit

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1. The Wonders of Christian Rome
The Conquest of Colors
2. The Conquest of Colors
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3. A Journey Through the Secrets and Treasures of Ancient Ostia
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Journey Through the Alps
7. Journey Through the Alps
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9. Invisible Enemies
The Moon's Smile
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Journey into the Minds of Animals
11. Journey into the Minds of Animals
The Wonders and Secrets of Paris
12. The Wonders and Secrets of Paris
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The Birth of Athens
14. The Birth of Athens
The Wonders of the Rift Valley
15. The Wonders of the Rift Valley
The Secrets of Victory
16. The Secrets of Victory
The Detectives of Antiquity
17. The Detectives of Antiquity
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