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Warts 'n' All

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Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style of warts 'n' all realism.

Alastair Sooke traces how the Romans during the Republic went from being art thieves and copycats to pioneering a new artistic style - warts 'n' all realism. Roman portraits reveal what the great names from history, men like Julius Caesar and Cicero, actually looked like. Modern-day artists demonstrate the ingenious techniques used to create these true to life masterpieces in marble, bronze and paint.

We can step back into the Roman world thanks to their invention of the documentary-style marble relief and to a volcano called Vesuvius. Sooke explores the remarkable artistic legacy of Pompeii before showing how Rome's first emperor, Augustus, used the power of art to help forge an empire.

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Sun 28 Aug 2022 01:30

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Presenter Alastair Sooke
Writer Alastair Sooke
Executive Producer Jonty Claypole
Producer Tim Dunn
Director Tim Dunn

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麻豆社 TV blog: Alastair Sooke

鈥淏y its very nature Roman art is eclectic, cosmopolitan and diverse...鈥