How Do We Look?
Civilisations · Season 1 · Episode 2
Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, both life-size and colossal, perform a role—assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear—and were instrumental in depicting the human body today.
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Season
1
Episode
2
Air Date
24/Apr/2018
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
53 min
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Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, both life-size and colossal, perform a role—assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear—and were instrumental in depicting the human body today.
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