Portrait /
"It seems appropriate for a portrait to be a fair representation of its subject. However, problems can arise when the sitter does not perceive himself or herself in the same way the painter does. In this program, Tai-Shan Schierenberg paints a portrait of a wealthy English gentleman in two 3-ho...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2004]
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| Series: | Oil on canvas.
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| Summary: | "It seems appropriate for a portrait to be a fair representation of its subject. However, problems can arise when the sitter does not perceive himself or herself in the same way the painter does. In this program, Tai-Shan Schierenberg paints a portrait of a wealthy English gentleman in two 3-hour sittings, under the intimidating stare of portraits by Holbein, Reynolds, Rembrandt, and Van Dyck. As an artist, Schierenberg is drawn to his subject's natural awkwardness, but wonders whether the Englishman will recognize the tendency and accept the portrait"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Letterbox format. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Audience: | ARCH. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Patrick Duval, Graham Martyr, Frank Battersby ; music, Peter Howell ; film editor, Sean MacKenzie ; series producer, Ian Duncan. |