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Simon Schama's Power of Art
Historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces.
1. Caravaggio (59 mins)
- Simon Schama’s Story of UsThreads that bind. Art and culture define us - but in an age of change, who are we now?
- Simon Schama's History of NowA lifetime in art – and the enduring power of culture in shaping the defining issues
- The Riviera: A History in PicturesRichard E Grant follows in the footsteps of artists who have painted on the Cote d'Azur.
- Art of FranceFrench art's development up to the arrival of classicism and the Age of Enlightenment.
- Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil PaintAndrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)29 mins
- Picasso: The Beauty and the BeastA life of love and pain. He changed how we see the world, now change the way you see his
- Nature and Us: A History through ArtJames Fox uses art to chart humankind’s earliest attempts to gain control over nature.
- Art of AmericaFrom pioneers to pop art. Andrew Graham-Dixon explores a nation on canvas
- CivilisationsSimon Schama looks at the pivotal role art has played in the forging of humanity itself.
- Barbara HepworthA look at how Cornish landscapes have influenced sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work. (1961)29 mins
- Beardsley and his WorkAubrey Beardsley's drawings still retain their power to amuse and to shock. (1982)50 mins
- Britain's Lost MasterpiecesBendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate two paintings of characters from the Gospels.
