Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

Waldemar Januszczak presents a three-part documentary series about Baroque period painting, sculpture and architecture. The series starts at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome and ends at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

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What happens

Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's is a three-part BBC Four documentary series on the painting, sculpture and architecture of the Baroque period. It was written and presented by Waldemar Januszczak and first broadcast in March 2009. It is named after its start in the square of Saint Peter's Basilica and its end at St Paul's Cathedral. In March 2010 'Baroque!' won a Royal Television Society Award for best arts programme. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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