Type: DVD 5

Genre: Documentary

Year: 1986

Length: 50 Min

Format: 4:3

TV System: Pal

Code: codefree

Language: German/ French/ English

Extras: -

Label: Arthaus-Musik

1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys provide a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting.

Experience the art of Cologne throughout the centuries – with masterpieces from the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Museum Ludwig, this DVD provides a glimpse into the diversity of Cologne's art treasures. The city's oldest museum, for example, showcases a mediaeval panel painting that is considered to be the Mona Lisa of late Gothic painting. The Museum Ludwig, which specialises in collecting modern and contemporary art, is represented by a portrait of a Pop Art superstar.

Stefan Lochner: THE MADONNA OF THE ROSE BOWER (ca. 1450)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: FIVE WOMAN IN THE STREET (1913)

Edvard Munch: FOUR GIRLS ON A JETTY (1905)

Andy Warhol: THE TEXAN, PORTRAIT OF ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1963)

Wolf Vostell: MISS AMERICA (1968)