Great Art
Great Art

Great Art

2018 4 Seasons 20 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

The life and work of the world's most celebrated artists. Each episode reveals unique insights into the life of the artists, from exploring the places they lived and worked to uncovering their formative relationships through private letters. Great Art will also provide privileged access to the artists' masterpieces, going behind-the-scenes at the world's leading museums.

The life and work of the world's most celebrated artists. Each episode reveals unique insights into the life of the artists, from exploring the places they lived and worked to uncovering their formative relationships through private letters. Great Art will also provide privileged access to the artists' masterpieces, going behind-the-scenes at the world's leading museums.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Canaletto & the Art of Venice at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

The series opens with an episode dedicated to The Royal Collection Trust's unparalleled collection of works by Venice's

EP 2

The Impressionists and the Man Who Made Them

Monet, Cézanne, Degas, Renoir: some of the world's most popular artists. Their works, and that of their contemporaries,

EP 3

Michelangelo: Love and Death

The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this R

EP 4

Rembrandt from the National Gallery and Rijksmuseum

Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated, but a once-in-a-lifetime show at London's National Gallery and Amster

EP 5

Girl with a Pearl Earring and Other Treasures from The Mauritshuis

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art.Even today, a

EP 1

David Hockney at The Royal Academy of Arts

Widely considered Britain's most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New Yor

EP 2

Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing

Vincent van Gogh's life has long captured the imagination, shrouded in myth and misunderstanding, but who was he really?

EP 3

The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch

After 500 years Bosch's paintings still fascinate us but what inspired these strange and fantastical paintings? Featurin

EP 4

Edouard Manet at The Royal Academy of Arts

Tim Marlow explores the sold-out exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts, depicting the craft of one of the all-time gre

EP 5

American Impressionism

Gillian Anderson narrates the story of how American artists, inspired by Renoir and Monet, created an artistic movement

EP 1

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time. But where did this all begin? This documentary focuses on his

EP 2

Goya - Visions of Flesh and Blood

Discover Spain's celebrated artist with this cinematic tour de force based on the National Gallery's blockbuster exhibit

EP 3

Edvard Munch

This film goes behind the scenes to show the process of putting together the exhibition honouring the 150th anniversary

EP 4

Painting the Modern Garden - Monet to Matisse

This film discovers how different contemporaries of Monet built and cultivated modern gardens to explore expressive moti

EP 5

Cezanne - Portraits of a Life

Described by Picasso and Matisse as 'the father of us all', Cezanne is considered one of the greatest artists of all tim

EP 1

Van Gogh & Japan

In this little-known story of Van Gogh's art we see just how important his study of Japan was. The film travels not only

EP 2

I. Claude Monet

Monet's life is a gripping tale about a man who, behind his sun-dazzled canvases, suffered from feelings of depression a

EP 3

Vermeer and Music from the National Gallery

The National Gallery, London, offered a fresh look at one of the most startling and fascinating artists of all – Johan

EP 4

Matisse from Tate Modern & MoMA

Tim Marlow goes behind the scenes at Tate Modern's Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs, one of the most successful exhibitions i

EP 5

Renoir: Revered and Reviled. Series

Tim Marlow explores the extreme positive and negative reactions to Renoir's changing style, examining some of the 181 pa

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