Where To Stream The Story of Scottish Art Season 1 Episode 2
Finding the Light
- Aired October 14, 2015
- 60 Min
The 18th century heralded the greatest blossoming of Scottish artistry in its history. The most powerful and influential figures in Britain clamoured to have their portraits painted by Allan Ramsey and Henry Raeburn and their houses designed by Robert Adam; they stood in awe at the epic Highland landscapes of Horatio McCulloch and wept at the sensitive genre paintings of David Wilkie. In this film Scots artist Lachlan Goudie explores how the intellectual revolution of the Enlightenment and the...