Baroque In Britain: Waldemar Visits The Hawksmoor Churches & St Pauls Cathedral | Ep 3

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  • Опубликовано: 19 дек 2024

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  • @austenpinkerton5377
    @austenpinkerton5377 3 года назад +85

    A Great critic. A Great teacher. A Great communicator. A better documentary on the Baroque is not possible.

    • @pcaridad
      @pcaridad 2 года назад +4

      Yes, it is.

  • @janncarden2873
    @janncarden2873 3 года назад +180

    If I had had this marvelous art historian as a professor in my art college I would have aced the course and might seriously have considered art history as a profession. The way he connects the art with the politics, economics, psychology, personal lives of the artists, and life during a period makes so much sense. Professor Wally’s humorous and wonderfully informative commentary breathes life into what for me was a dull, forgettable art school experience. I’m now quite excitedly back in art history class. Thank you Professor!!

    • @stevenbrown6277
      @stevenbrown6277 2 года назад +5

      I can relate. I went to The Minneapolis College of Art & Design & had better art history taught in high school

    • @anncoffey8375
      @anncoffey8375 2 года назад +4

      I find his enthusiastic praise of the vulgar extravagances of the so-called Baroque style rather off-putting. In my art history at art school in England I often found texts where the renaissance was referred to as the "deplorable renaissance" and where the baroque was considered its degenerate form. To each his own, but quite frankly Baroque architecture either leaves me quite cold or else makes me shudder, and that's just the exteriors. It should have stayed in Italy. So many baroque buildings remind me of rather boring iced wedding cakes. The interiors are indeed very vulgar extravagances. I much prefer the English architecture, half-timbered, mixed materials, rather rambling, lacking in extravagant ornamentation, and of different styles that he disparages, and I love the cathedrals and churches that started life as Norman or Early English and had bits added onto them over the following several centuries. Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi called it the "British genius for compromise". In contrast, cathedrals on the Continent are very much of a piece, just one style. Gaudi's own buildings and park designs include many different bits, styles, and materials and they are endlessly interesting, surprising, creative, and fun.

    • @susanaschwartz9464
      @susanaschwartz9464 2 года назад +6

      A master indeed! Bravo Waldemar and my sincere thanks

    • @terrianderson7088
      @terrianderson7088 2 года назад +4

      @@anncoffey8375 I also appreciate simplicity but I have to admit that what people were capable of achieving is impressive and it seems that great cities should have great buildings.

    • @anncoffey8375
      @anncoffey8375 2 года назад +3

      @@terrianderson7088 Yes, I agree. Whether I like particular styles or not, I can always appreciate the workmanship and the durability of great historical buildings. We cannot match them today. Despite my preference for simplicity, I found the exterior and interior of Siena Cathedral overwhelmingly wonderful, but then it is Italian Romanesque Gothic and not baroque. Every square inch inside and out is decorated and patterned. If you're not familiar with it there is quite a good Geographical Care `Guide To the Siena Cathedral Complex' online. A particularly pleasant aspect of the cathedral is that the town of Siena is car-free - so no ugly, noisy, fumy traffic to spoil the view, and it hasn't been turned into a side show surrounded by tour buses as have some cathedrals in Europe. The buildings we construct today are built with machinery, technologies, and many materials that they lacked hundreds of years ago, which makes historic buildings all the more remarkable. My father, when admiring a fine old building in Britain, rightly commented that it had been built in the days when they built up to a standard instead of down to a price, as most modern buildings are.

  • @ЯнкоГинев
    @ЯнкоГинев 2 года назад +19

    This guy is an anbsolute gem in art history, not only bringing you the note-worthy moments, but giving you a prespective on why they are considered canon.

  • @goldprospector751
    @goldprospector751 3 года назад +50

    Mr. Waldemar Janusczak , why can't I stop watching you. You're superb.

    • @MSYNGWIE12
      @MSYNGWIE12 2 года назад

      when I studied Art History, I'd have loved to have had him for a Prof. ! He's a blast! He just worked with Nick Cave on a new album! Namaste

  • @kzhou2000
    @kzhou2000 Год назад +6

    Watched it at least five times in the course of 7-8 years. Waldemar makes the best art history films👍👍

  • @RD2564
    @RD2564 3 года назад +59

    These Waldemar Januszczak documentaries are excellent.

    • @joseffinat966
      @joseffinat966 2 года назад

      Ja die heeft mij wel overdonderd

  • @SecretSquirrelFun
    @SecretSquirrelFun 2 года назад +35

    “Medieval hodgepodge of higgledy piggledy tudor DIY”
    That’s such a fantastic description Waldemar, I absolutely love it, well done 👍🐿

  • @andyskelton7223
    @andyskelton7223 2 года назад +7

    Waldemar no one does it better, you are a legend. Thank you

  • @vlastaprikaska578
    @vlastaprikaska578 3 года назад +16

    Mr. Waldemar Janusczak promoted the history of art to the multi-sensual experience, I love this series

  • @FranknBerg
    @FranknBerg 2 года назад +5

    Nobody else puts you into the history of art in such a viscerally absorbing context like Waldemar Januszczak. His unique recipe of detailed research of the every day and the grand consumes one. Pure gold.

  • @ellaellis4072
    @ellaellis4072 3 года назад +12

    More of such documentaries , Waldemar, please!

  • @garryhastings3383
    @garryhastings3383 2 года назад +7

    I know he would hate me for saying this but this man is himself a genius at teaching. I adore everything he has done and can't help but constantly praise him. I studied art history for three years at Uni but t was never like this.

  • @arsain249
    @arsain249 2 года назад +7

    Waldemar is a great host. I would like to see more content like this from him.

  • @grahamthomas4804
    @grahamthomas4804 2 года назад +2

    Best Entertainer at this time Waldermar Januszczak. Thank you.

  • @billyjune
    @billyjune 4 года назад +59

    This whole series is very well produced and WJ does a good job of conducting a tour through a most interesting content perspective. I am watching the entire series, well done.

  • @pooryorick831
    @pooryorick831 3 года назад +40

    These are the best things on RUclips dealing with the art of the Baroque. Thank you for covering this often overlooked period in art and giving it the treatment it deserves.

  • @Artzenflowers
    @Artzenflowers 4 года назад +35

    What a fantastical journey! Thank you so much Waldemer!

  • @Gardengirl4
    @Gardengirl4 7 месяцев назад +2

    I will only watch Waldemar,
    No nosance, just just love him.

  • @memofrf
    @memofrf 3 года назад +7

    Brilliant, brilliant and brilliant. Thank you.

  • @deliafunk9810
    @deliafunk9810 2 года назад +8

    Absolutely marvellous series, so enlightening, so refreshing, so original! An eye opener of note!

    • @joseffinat966
      @joseffinat966 2 года назад

      Toch geen notenkraker die note 🤭

  • @mariemorgan7759
    @mariemorgan7759 2 года назад +2

    I love that painting of Charles the first children with that big dog! Thanks for the uploads! great art series!

  • @pennyetchey7410
    @pennyetchey7410 3 года назад +14

    Dear Waldemar, a brief thank you to let you know I am a good deal captivated by your historical videos and keen for your humour. Looking forward to viewing more.

  • @crustycobs2669
    @crustycobs2669 3 года назад +5

    Thanks for elucidating the art and baroque period. Christopher Wren was absolutely amazing

  • @kennylong7281
    @kennylong7281 3 года назад +9

    These are amazing documentaries. Waldemar Januszczak not only knows his subject, and he has a great style of communication.

  • @eviloverlordsean
    @eviloverlordsean 3 года назад +28

    I don't know if this is representing art, art history, history alone, or the pivot position that art occupies in societies past and present... but I love it. This type of presentation is like a great stew or goulash where the individual components are more enjoyable together than separate.

  • @tiffianytate7618
    @tiffianytate7618 3 года назад +8

    How could anyone get bored...the beauty of it all♥️

  • @tatjanamaria8843
    @tatjanamaria8843 3 года назад +10

    Thank you, you know how to tell a story.

  • @TheTesemeau
    @TheTesemeau 3 года назад +6

    WJ is a great presenter, love this, thank you!

  • @ninmaxwell3848
    @ninmaxwell3848 2 года назад +2

    Lovely, brilliant, and so very educational!!! Fantastic!

  • @bologna470708
    @bologna470708 3 года назад +9

    What a fantastic historical commentary!

  • @shirlski
    @shirlski 3 года назад +13

    Absolutely brilliant.

  • @Nancy-tr5fi
    @Nancy-tr5fi 5 месяцев назад

    I love you describing these videos about all the amazing art through the ages. Hope you keep making them.

  • @SAGHAJAR
    @SAGHAJAR 2 года назад +3

    Fantastic program , I am very much drawn to it that I watched few episodes twice, very informative, enlightening and explanatory series of work.

  • @hughjorgen30
    @hughjorgen30 4 года назад +26

    I love this presenter.

    • @PadmeP
      @PadmeP 4 года назад +2

      can't bare him, so opinionated. Much prefer James Fox

    • @hughjorgen30
      @hughjorgen30 4 года назад

      @@PadmeP haven't seen James. Perhaps my mind will be changed when I do.

    • @mirandarichins4936
      @mirandarichins4936 4 года назад

      Hed have a warm bed with me, anytime!

    • @PadmeP
      @PadmeP 4 года назад

      @Kat Harper ruclips.net/p/PLGBgwp-HybfJPFRj-zCJzor3Oygrc9xF9

    • @PadmeP
      @PadmeP 4 года назад

      @Kat Harper there are some documentaries on bbc iplayer too if your in the uk

  • @katarzynamuszynska5426
    @katarzynamuszynska5426 2 года назад +1

    Very interesting ,colourf,witty
    I love the ones with Waldemar

  • @haidershah857
    @haidershah857 4 года назад +10

    It's highly informative and let me to connect with the true spirit of Baroque art and architecture the next time I visit Europe to experience those buildings, statues and paintings. Thanks a lot.

  • @veloman59
    @veloman59 2 года назад +2

    Love these documentaries 💌

  • @taketimeout2share
    @taketimeout2share 3 года назад +28

    Waldemar is a treasure to not just our Nation but the World. I would love to see him being laid to rest in St Pauls when that far off day comes around. He has opened my eyes to Art. Thank you mate.

    • @grammol33
      @grammol33 3 года назад +2

      I Absolutely agree He has definitely opened my eyes and my heart.

    • @g-r-a-e-m-e-
      @g-r-a-e-m-e- 3 года назад

      That sentiment is expressed in a quite unsavoury way. Although I am a fan too.

    • @TWOCOWS1
      @TWOCOWS1 3 года назад

      the man is an opinionated, idiot, with less knowledge of history than a high school teacher. send him back to poland where he came from

    • @g-r-a-e-m-e-
      @g-r-a-e-m-e- 3 года назад +1

      @@TWOCOWS1 I like his films, and his personality just adds to it. He was born in Basingstoke, England, btw.

    • @TWOCOWS1
      @TWOCOWS1 3 года назад

      @@g-r-a-e-m-e- so? and that make a Januszczak an Englishman? even if it did, only a simpleton would believe a modern Englishman speaking on history

  • @missatrebor
    @missatrebor 4 года назад +15

    These Baroque series are truly magnificent, Mr. Waldemar's enthusiasm and knowledge are very contagious. As a passionate hobby I studied and keep studying Art History and through these Perspective series I discover new unknown artists all the time. I thank him for that. And by the way, I love the music.
    Some trivia: Charles I' Spanish mission was to marry Maria Anna, the daughter of Philip III of Spain. Not of Philip II, who died in 1598.

    • @paigetomkinson1137
      @paigetomkinson1137 2 года назад +1

      True! Phillip II was married to Mary Tudor, Catholic daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Besides the three other women he ended up marrying.

    • @joseffinat966
      @joseffinat966 2 года назад +1

      @@paigetomkinson1137 Dat klinkt niet So wunderfull ,wat een rare hobby 😳

    • @paigetomkinson1137
      @paigetomkinson1137 2 года назад

      @@joseffinat966 Overeengekomen.

  • @islandbirdw
    @islandbirdw 4 года назад +9

    Love this series what great insight WJ has of Baroque

  • @DenekiLakes
    @DenekiLakes Месяц назад

    Thanks!

  • @lpw9610
    @lpw9610 4 года назад +5

    Favorite art history program

  • @Buddy.Temple
    @Buddy.Temple 2 года назад +1

    Oops i started with the last episode. It seems like im going to Rome now. Im hooked.

  • @lynnblack6493
    @lynnblack6493 3 года назад +1

    Now I have to go back and watch the early programs. Well done.

  • @johnkelly516
    @johnkelly516 4 года назад +5

    Great work.Could watch and listen to him for hours.How can one man know so much for this and other series ?

  • @susiefairfield7218
    @susiefairfield7218 4 года назад +22

    Always loved Baroque and have been thoroughly enjoying this series. Love our guide 💖☺️ he has a very entertaining verbage 🤣🤣💯🤘

  • @bolewts58
    @bolewts58 3 года назад +20

    Great series. I only wish he'd talked about Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the greatest Baroque painters and one of the few great women classical artists.

    • @paigetomkinson1137
      @paigetomkinson1137 2 года назад +1

      That would be wonderful! In fact, I think a whole series on women painters/artists, especially the less well known would be phenomenal.

  • @jlalmine3671
    @jlalmine3671 4 года назад +2

    I'm here to like this video because our professor told us.💪

  • @mannymoseley4005
    @mannymoseley4005 Год назад

    Thank you for posting this insightful, informative, entertaining video. I love it. The 🎨 art in it is beautiful. I love the narrative, the art history, the travel cinematography and Waldemar his sense of humor and his narration. It's very entertaining. God bless him as he teaches and travels. Very well composed.
    Some of my favorite artists are:
    Michael Angelo
    Leonardo de Vinci
    Vincent Van Gogh
    Paul Gauguin
    Pablo Picasso
    Monet
    Manet
    Rembrandt
    Artists, writers:
    William Shakespeare
    Gustave Flaubert
    Jane Austen
    Charlotte Bronte
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Mary Higgins Clark
    David Baldacci
    Nora Roberts
    Sandra Brown
    Ruth Rendell
    Agatha Christie
    John Grisham
    Art makes the world 🌎 a beautiful, wonderful place. Art gives us energy and inspiration. What a wonderful leisure pursuit.

  • @jamesgale2147
    @jamesgale2147 4 года назад +5

    the second sir Kenneth Clarke; Waldemar shares his passion and his purview

  • @MB-nn3jw
    @MB-nn3jw 4 года назад +29

    Are u kidding RUclips? In a video less than 60 mins long there are 16 ad breaks. FFS.

    • @TomLaios
      @TomLaios 4 года назад +1

      Get a free ad-blocker. Problem solved.

    • @Oscuros
      @Oscuros 3 года назад

      @Thomas Bell Lick that corporate boot; boy, shills like you are perfect grist for the mill.

  • @pamelatitterington2453
    @pamelatitterington2453 2 года назад

    Everything seems interconnected, and I have really enjoyed learning about it, from a really good presenter, who knows what he is talking about,

  • @granmajackie4
    @granmajackie4 4 года назад +11

    too great a series to skip because of ads, get a free ad blocker! this shows me so much more that i am so happy to learn, boy have i so much to learn and i am 70 years old and i even went through some college ! i really love you tube it gives us free knowledge too bad my memory is so bad,

    • @Dudu-ox2rd
      @Dudu-ox2rd 3 года назад

      Just scroll to the end of the video then press replay no need to pay 🤣😂🤣

  • @keithmorel2964
    @keithmorel2964 3 года назад

    Fantastic. Transfixed from start to finish

  • @rowanduczek4890
    @rowanduczek4890 3 года назад

    Absolutely brilliant, highly recommended!

  • @martinthemillwright
    @martinthemillwright 3 месяца назад

    What we need is a list of the music. It’s superb.

  • @tamasmihaly1
    @tamasmihaly1 2 года назад +1

    What a brilliant presenter! I still remember fondly the one you did back in the day about Hungarian Barbarians.

  • @granthurlburt4062
    @granthurlburt4062 3 года назад +1

    I stayed in Greenwich 5 X between 2013 and 2015. I was always uplifted crossing Greenwich Park and passing S. of or through the present "Naval College", as well as by the great sweep of lawn and sky, and by looking South up the hill twards the Observatory. It possibly rained 1 day of 5 weeks when I was there. Magnificent white clouds against blue sky,

    • @kiwitrainguy
      @kiwitrainguy 2 года назад +1

      You were lucky. I visited the UK in the summer of 1987. It only rained twice during that June: Once for 16 days and the other time for 14 days.

  • @4sstg
    @4sstg 3 года назад

    Waldemar is the very best your channel has to offer RUclips. I don’t bother with the rest. They just don’t engage.

  • @MandyJMaddison
    @MandyJMaddison 4 года назад +11

    The question is posed here: How did Wren go from being a scientist and astronomer to being an architect?
    The answer is that he never ceased being intensely scientific in what he did,
    My observation is that Wren knew the rules of Classical Architecture, down to the finest degree. He worked within those rules and utilised them to his own purposes with exquisite mathematical, geometric and engineering precision.
    For example, do not imagine for a moment that those "curtain walls" on the exterior of St Paul's are serving a purely visual purpose; they are not. Those walls serve the same purpose as the towering pinnacles that one sees on the ends of the flying buttresses of Gothic buildings; they provide the immense weight that is needed to support the masonry domes which vault the nave and aisles of the building. Part of Wrens brilliance was the way in which he drew upon the knowledge accumulated by England's Medieval architects, ithout compromising the Classical style. (I want to make it clear that I am using the word "Classical" in the semi-broad sense, implying all that architecture based (however loosely) on that of Greece and Rome.
    .

    • @pangaeuspress
      @pangaeuspress 4 года назад +1

      He was intelligent and classically educated; such a person can do anything, and do it well. He was hardly alone in the range of his accomplishments, nor even the most accomplished of his time. Look at the Perrault family, some time.

    • @granthurlburt4062
      @granthurlburt4062 3 года назад

      In some people its possible to be both. Classical architecture and beauty have a lot in common with the symmetry and harmony of math and geomtry. And much in nature.

    • @MandyJMaddison
      @MandyJMaddison 3 года назад +2

      @@pangaeuspress
      Your statement "intelligent and Classically educated, such a person can do anything and do it well" is, frankly, a ridiculous overstatement of the facts.
      Claude and Charles Perrault were indeed remarkable people.
      And Claude Perrault was a good, competent, unexciting Classical architect.
      Perrault could build the facade of the Louvre, and the church of Ste-Genieve.
      But the little church of St Stephen's, Walbrook, by Christopher Wren takes the knowledge of sophisticate mathematical theory, as applied to architecture, to another level entirely.
      The great long East facade of the Louvre is impressive. But nothing about it is inventive. It refers directly to certain Classical models which are easily recognisable, and it sets a convenient pattern for other buildings of its type.
      St Paul's facade, on the other hands, refers very loosely to a model set by Roman Baroque churches, but is an extraordinary new creation, which holds its own as an architectural work with other unique and exciting buildings like Karlskirche in Vienna, Redentore in Venice and San Carlo in Quatre Fontana.
      (I don't know that anybody has ever done a thorough analysis on just what it is that makes the west front of St Paul's so great.)
      Then we have the dome of St Paul's....Spanning the nave and the aisle, in the manner of a couple of very significant Medieval models. - the octagon at Ely, and the dome of Florence Cathedral.
      This is what I mean about Wren being able to draw upon the lessons of the past.
      He didn't get this from Vitruvius. He got it from intelligent observation, which his education in the Classics was not going to give him.
      Should I mention here the spires of London. I don't know how many he designed. I just know that his "variations on a theme" left us with a most extraordinary and exciting enrichment of the City of London.
      You can say that Wren was "nor even the most accomplished of his time". but you will have to come up with an architect more inventive that Perrault as a possible contender.

    • @MandyJMaddison
      @MandyJMaddison 3 года назад +2

      @@granthurlburt4062 ,
      Let me correct you-
      Classical architecture .... has EVERYTHING in common with the symmetry and harmony of maths and geometry.

  • @melanieohara6941
    @melanieohara6941 4 года назад +2

    Great commitment to painting and, best of all, architecture! Jolly good show, Waldermar-watching from Wyoming. Thanks for the whole series!🌹

  • @MrZadokthePriest
    @MrZadokthePriest 4 года назад +8

    Wren had better taste than the clergy. Magnificence over iconoclasm. Kudos to him for getting his original design built.

  • @davecamp1946
    @davecamp1946 2 года назад

    Love this guy. Reminds me of my AH professor. Which I then went on to get my Masters in.

  • @adriefaasse2552
    @adriefaasse2552 3 года назад

    what a great painter was painter Holbein! his paintings are unique heritage pieces, not to express in money

  • @gabriellefagan1014
    @gabriellefagan1014 4 года назад +2

    OMG! I so do love me some William Dobson 💗

  • @charlescrossman2225
    @charlescrossman2225 2 года назад

    I LOVE HIS SHOWS!!!!

  • @ninazelenovic4025
    @ninazelenovic4025 3 года назад

    I like the way he speaks !!!

  • @patriciahooks4090
    @patriciahooks4090 2 года назад

    Magnificent, " Art Historian."

  • @srothbardt
    @srothbardt 2 года назад

    He’s an entertainer, a damn fine one at that!

  • @geolloyd1351
    @geolloyd1351 3 года назад +1

    GREAT VID and I learned a TON !

  • @Pet.Wifey.Voice.Of.Reason
    @Pet.Wifey.Voice.Of.Reason 3 года назад +1

    Every time I saw St. Paul's Cathedral as a child with the Trumpet jingle, I knew it was time for Benny Hill.

  • @QueenBee-gx4rp
    @QueenBee-gx4rp 2 года назад +3

    Hey! If it ain’t baroque, don’t fix it!

  • @chris.asi_romeo
    @chris.asi_romeo 2 года назад

    Excellent documentary 👏👏🍿

  • @castleofmusic7469
    @castleofmusic7469 4 года назад +2

    Great presentation! Thank you 😍

  • @skippymagrue
    @skippymagrue 4 года назад +3

    St. Paul's is amazing!

    • @ezeee595
      @ezeee595 3 года назад

      no its not...Venice is amazing. Santa Maria Del Fiore is amazing. Pantheon is amazing. Colosseum is amazing. Villa D'este is amazing...

    • @lesleyhawes6895
      @lesleyhawes6895 3 года назад +1

      Opinion only!

  • @johnlawrence2757
    @johnlawrence2757 4 года назад +42

    We should all design at least one cathedral in our lifetime

    • @zaubergarden6900
      @zaubergarden6900 4 года назад +6

      minecraft.

    • @josephzammit8483
      @josephzammit8483 3 года назад +1

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    • @joseffinat966
      @joseffinat966 2 года назад

      @@josephzammit8483 kan ik het op RUclips vinden ? Don Bosco nooit van gehoord en mijn Engels is nog steeds een ramp

  • @connieadams607
    @connieadams607 3 года назад

    I ❤️ your programs 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @kiwitrainguy
    @kiwitrainguy 2 года назад +1

    13:20 - I now understand where the term "St.James Bible" came from. lol

  • @jeanpaulsinatra
    @jeanpaulsinatra 3 года назад +2

    52:21 - Yeah, the Hagia Sophia was built in five years and it was the biggest church in the world for a thousand years

  • @suewarner-prouty7463
    @suewarner-prouty7463 Месяц назад

    Thank you!

  • @cjtzioumis686
    @cjtzioumis686 3 года назад +1

    Wonderful series

    • @josephzammit8483
      @josephzammit8483 3 года назад +1

      I’m publishing a weekly RUclips video on episodes from the life of Don Bosco, entitled ST JOHN BOSCO by JOE ZAMMIT. In this series I’m narrating events and miracles from the splendid life of Don Bosco. St John Bosco used to perform a miracle almost every day, through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. From the lives of saints we can learn how to love God more and draw closer to him Thank you.

  • @gailkendall9328
    @gailkendall9328 3 года назад

    Terrific series.

  • @dunderhay9169
    @dunderhay9169 2 года назад

    Great series 👍

  • @mariecarie1
    @mariecarie1 3 года назад +1

    32:25 Christopher Wren: scientist, astronamer, architect and inadvertent creator of the squirt gun.

  • @mistymorning8656
    @mistymorning8656 2 года назад

    how much we love you!

  • @raymondminnaert7363
    @raymondminnaert7363 4 года назад +5

    To call Van Dyck a belgian is some of an anachronism since the state of Belgium was founded in 1830. He was from Antwerp wich was at that time a city in what we now call the Spanish Netherlands. It was situated in the duchy of Brabant. So call him a brabantian painter.

    • @paulandreigillesania5359
      @paulandreigillesania5359 4 года назад +4

      I'd like to point out the fact why we call the philosophers Kant and Nietzsche as German when their birth rites were Prussian during the time the Prussian state hadn't amalgamated into Bismarck's Germany

  • @ko9306
    @ko9306 4 года назад +2

    Waldamar is the best

  • @theeaselrider4032
    @theeaselrider4032 4 года назад +5

    Another great art film from Waldy & Co. - made almost unwatchable by ads every 5 minutes.

  • @Merrymangos
    @Merrymangos 4 года назад +2

    Most enjoyable

  • @AnnieBugWilliams
    @AnnieBugWilliams 3 года назад +1

    I reckon that Hawkesmore had little parties where three of his guests got to make a pick from a hat which contained counters with the names of a variety of countries/styles.... so if they picked Egypt, Vatican, Ethiopia - then all of those styles had to be incorporated into the next steeple!

  • @arsain249
    @arsain249 2 года назад

    I would like to see more content about architecture from him

  • @pabloruiz8597
    @pabloruiz8597 3 года назад

    At 8:38. Fun fact: all those Tintorettos, Titians, Raphaels and other marvelous paintings in the vast Spanish royal collection that charmed King Charles II during his "Spanish mission" all burned down in 1734 when the Royal Alcazar of Madrid caught fire. It was conceivably one of the worst disasters in modern art history--over 500 irreplaceable paintings were lost...

  • @Nottherebutthere
    @Nottherebutthere 2 года назад

    Just love everything WJ does.

  • @Harris90
    @Harris90 3 года назад +11

    I'd like to know what the little tunes between the cuts are. Specifically the 'Spanish' guitar one.

    • @trevormadden4301
      @trevormadden4301 3 года назад +2

      Same mate. Its exquisete

    • @joseffinat966
      @joseffinat966 2 года назад

      Ja ha ha niet zo nieuwsgierig die geluiden reiken zover als twee mensen kunnen zijn ( tevreden met het antwoord?)

  • @hughjorgen30
    @hughjorgen30 4 года назад +32

    RUclips doing everything it can to make you go premium. 🤦🤦🤦

    • @holyworrier
      @holyworrier 4 года назад +3

      Greedy, clumsy fuckers. Can't even time the ads to transitions in the film.

    • @Sam-gw5pl
      @Sam-gw5pl 3 года назад +1

      @@holyworrier as I read this, an advert popped up 😯😠

    • @holyworrier
      @holyworrier 3 года назад +1

      @@Sam-gw5pl - Arrrgh.

    • @joseffinat966
      @joseffinat966 2 года назад

      Ja dat geloof ik ook nog er verschijnt wel vaker maar niet een zo’n wanhoop geval als ik onverbeterlijk ( stalk gedrag) schaam mij ervoor hoe onnozel naïeveling ik ben ,ja tijd voor die hersenspinsels eens uit te ruimen maar dan nog is het hart 💓 die weerbarstig is ,die twee corresponderen niet met elkaar hoofd zegt ja en hart zegt nee en daar tussen in zit lot wanhoop ,wat moet ik ermee ? 🙇‍♂️

    • @kiwitrainguy
      @kiwitrainguy 2 года назад

      RUclips doing everything it can to make themselves money.

  • @cloggy010
    @cloggy010 3 года назад

    wonderful!

  • @margaretfarquhar9567
    @margaretfarquhar9567 3 года назад +2

    I wonder what art is being collected by our present royalty???
    I'm so proud of Charles the First and his love of Art

    • @sanniepstein4835
      @sanniepstein4835 3 года назад +1

      What art is there to collect?

    • @kiwitrainguy
      @kiwitrainguy 2 года назад

      Queen Elizabeth II has a collection of Da Vinci's drawings.

  • @ChazH2011
    @ChazH2011 4 года назад +7

    How can you possibly say that there was only one monarch with good taste? George IV was the most conscientious Sovereign in the history of British decor who ever lived. Never mind architecture, everything had been done by then.

  • @Poemsapennyeach
    @Poemsapennyeach 11 дней назад

    Brilliant..

  • @El_papa_de_Rambo
    @El_papa_de_Rambo 2 месяца назад

    You need a genius like Waldemar to make british art seem interesting.