Keyword: art history

Leonardo da Vinci

7.8

2024

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This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his lasting impact on future generations.

Becoming Frida Kahlo

7.1

2023

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This immersive series delves into Frida Kahlos world, revealing an artist driven by politics, power, sex \u0026 identity, while at the heart of it beats her epic love affair with Diego Rivera.

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

7.7

2024

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Rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael compete amidst war to create timeless masterpieces, crafting beauty from chaos.

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

8.4

2020

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Art sleuth Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

Art of France

7.9

2017

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Andrew Graham-Dixon examines the history of French art, revealing how it emerged from a struggle between tradition and revolution, and rulers and citizens. He compresses centuries of culture into three thematically linked chapters.

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA

7.7

2018

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A history of American art with Waldemar Januszczak.

Simon Schama's History of Now

7.7

2022

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Simon Schama will examine the post-war generation

Mona Lisa Smile

6.4

2003

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A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.

Picturing the Presidents

5

2009

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We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents. From Elaine de Koonings abstract portraits of John F. Kennedy to Pat Oliphants skewering caricatures of the Bushes, we examine the divisive results that occur when art and politics collide.

M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

7.2

2018

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Feature documentary about the life and work of MC Escher.

Raphael: The Young Prodigy

6.4

2021

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Tells the story of the Italian Renaissance artist from Urbino, starting from his extraordinary portraits of women - the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the Client.

Lee Miller : A Life on the Frontline

7.4

2020

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Vogue model, artists muse, fearless war photographer: Lee Miller had many lives. Built on images of Lee and by Lee, LEE MILLER - A LIFE ON THE FRONT LINE explores a pioneering female artist who broke taboos and defied expectations.

A Good Marriage

7.2

1982

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Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy lawyer from Paris. Sabine pursues Edmond, with the encouragement of Clarisse, but Edmond does not seem very interested.

Miss Hokusai

6.7

2015

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The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.

Tim's Vermeer

7.8

2013

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Inventor Tim Jenison seeks to understand the painting techniques used by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer.

Dark Star: HR Giger’s World

7

2014

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A look at the life the dark surrealist Swiss artist, H.R.Giger shot a year before his death.

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

7.2

2017

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Francis Bacon was the loudest, rudest, drunkest, most sought-after British artist of the 20th century. Twenty-five years after his death, his canvases regularly exceed £40million at auction. Bacons appeal is rooted in his notoriety - a candid image he presented of himself as Roaring Boy, Lord of Misrule and Conveyor of Artistic Violence. This was true enough, but only part of the truth. He carefully cultivated the facade, protecting the complex and haunted man behind the myth. In this unique, compelling film, those who knew him speak freely, some for the first time, to reveal the many mysteries of Francis Bacon.

How the Devil Got His Horns: A Diabolical Tale

7.4

2012

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Art historian Alastair Sooke traces the humanization of the Devil figure in medieval art from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries.