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Masters of German Art is a series of ten-minute programmes examining some of the greatest names in the history of German painting. From Caspar David Friedrich to Lucas Cranach, from Johann Tischbein to Kathe Kollwitz - these miniportraits offer an insight into the unique character of each artist's work and an understanding of the context in which it was created. In his ten films, Reiner Moritz visits galleries throughout Germany, as well as including contributions from leading art historians and drawing on interesting archive documentation. He presents the essential quality of the following fascinating artists: Matthias Grunewald, Caspar David Friedrich, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Ignaz Gunther, Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht Altdorfer, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Otto Dix, Ernst Barlach, Kathe Kollwitz

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Originally produced by Arthaus Musik in 2012

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English, German