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Poet and art historian Kelly Grovier joins Suzi in the Book Bag to talk about his new book, 'The Art of Colour', on the frequently murky origin of the pigments used in sublime works of art. Why did Burne-Jones conduct a funeral rite for a tube of paint?
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Poet and art historian Kelly Grovier joins Suzi in the Book Bag to talk about his new book, 'The Art of Colour', on the frequently murky origin of the pigments used in sublime works of art. Why did Burne-Jones conduct a funeral rite for a tube of paint? What have sickly cows got to do with Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'? What's the most expensive pigment of all and who gets to use it? Let's find out.
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Duration: 59:02. YouTube ID: UyH74b1alyA. Category links and author pages connect this episode to the wider Book Bag catalogue.
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