How Art Made The World (2005) The Day Pictures Were Born
The discovery of prehistoric cave paintings in the last century led to the shocking realisation that humans have been creating art for over 30,000 years. Episode two reveals how the very first pictures ever made were created, and how images may have triggered the greatest change in human history.
Acclaimed art historian and University of Cambridge lecturer Dr. Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artefacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history.
Primary Title
- How Art Made The World
Episode Title
- The Day Pictures Were Born
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 9 June 2012
Release Year
- 2005
Start Time
- 10 : 05
Finish Time
- 10 : 52
Duration
- 47:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Acclaimed art historian and University of Cambridge lecturer Dr. Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artefacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history.
Episode Description
- The discovery of prehistoric cave paintings in the last century led to the shocking realisation that humans have been creating art for over 30,000 years. Episode two reveals how the very first pictures ever made were created, and how images may have triggered the greatest change in human history.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Art--History
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Art and society
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Hosts
- Nigel Spivey (Presenter)
Contributors
- Nigel Jonathan Spivey
- KCET (Production Unit)
- BBC (Production Unit)
- Mark Hedgecoe (Series Producer)
Subjects
- Art--History
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Art and society