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A History of Art in Three Colours

How artists have used gold, blue and white to stir emotions and alter history

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White

A History Of Art In Three Colours - White

Dr James Fox looks at how, during the Age of Reason, it was the rediscovery of the white columns and marbles of antiquity that made white the most virtuous of colours.

17-07-2022

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Blue

A History Of Art In Three Colours - Blue

Dr James Fox explores how the arrival in Europe of lapis lazuli turned blue into an exotic colour. Artists began to use it to offer us glimpses of worlds beyond our own.

10-07-2022

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Gold

A History Of Art In Three Colours - Gold

From the midst of pre-history to a bunker beneath the Bank of England, Dr James Fox reveals how golden treasures made across the ages reflect everything we have held as sacred.

03-07-2022

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