Heaven
Description
Incorporating works of art from Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and other traditions, this program examines the evolution of the concept of heaven and how it has been depicted since ancient times. Luca Signorelli's fresco Coronation of the Elect, at Orvieto Cathedral; Fra Angelico's altarpiece Last Judgment; an illustration of paradise in a Persian manuscript by Aqa Mirak; an image of heaven from a medieval Hebrew Bible; and a Wheel of Life thangka are spotlighted, along with an illustration of the Egyptian Field of Reeds, a fragment of Roman fresco depicting the Elysian Fields, Bruegel the Elder's The Land of Cockaigne, Stanley Spencer's Resurrection at Cookham, and Tracy Emin's fabric wall hanging Meet Me in Heaven.
Runtime
24 min
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Date of Publication
[2006], c2004
Database
Films on Demand
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