Synopsis
Neil Macgregor explains how the materials an artist has access to restrict what art they can create.
- Programme: Making Masterpieces
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1997
- Art & Design | Fine Art Materials, Techniques and Processes
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