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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

2001–20109 Seasons34 Episodes
Documentary

Private Life of a Masterpiece is a BBC arts documentary series that tells the stories behind great works of art reaching from the Renaissance to modern art. David by Michelangelo, The Scream by Edvard Munch, The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya, The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn, Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso, The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck, ... The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer. For behind the beautiful canvases and sculptures are tales of political revolution, wartime escapes, massive ego clashes, social scandal, financial wrangling and shocking violence. The series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world.

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Private Life of a Masterpiece is a BBC arts documentary series that tells the stories behind great works of art reaching from the Renaissance to modern art. David by Michelangelo, The Scream by Edvard Munch, The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya, The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn, Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso, The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck, ... The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer. For behind the beautiful canvases and sculptures are tales of political revolution, wartime escapes, massive ego clashes, social scandal, financial wrangling and shocking violence. The series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world.

Network / Platform
BBC Two
First Aired
08/Dec/2001
Language
English
Schedule
Saturday

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S9 E2Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Christ Child25/Oct/2010
S9 E1Rogier van der Weyden: The Descent from the Cross03/Apr/2010 • 50m
S8 E2Sandro Botticelli: The Mystic Nativity25/Dec/2009 • 50m
S8 E1Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ11/Apr/2009 • 50m
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TimeScore33%Skip It
Binge Meter48%Slow Burn
Episode PulseQuiet40% activity
Drop Rate0%Very Low
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Season 90 / 2 watched
S9 E1Rogier van der Weyden: The Descent from the Cross03/Apr/2010 • 50m
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S9 E2Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Christ Child25/Oct/2010
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Season 80 / 2 watched
S8 E1Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ11/Apr/2009 • 50m
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S8 E2Sandro Botticelli: The Mystic Nativity25/Dec/2009 • 50m
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Season 70 / 3 watched
S7 E1Jan van Eyck: The Annunciation24/Dec/2006 • 50m
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S7 E2Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Census at Bethlehem25/Dec/2006 • 50m
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S7 E3Paul Gauguin: God's Child26/Dec/2006 • 50m
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Season 60 / 3 watched
S6 E1Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper13/Apr/2006 • 50m
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S6 E2Salvador Dalí: Christ of Saint John of the Cross14/Apr/2006 • 50m
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S6 E3Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection17/Apr/2006 • 50m
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Season 50 / 5 watched
S5 E1Eugene Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People02/Apr/2005 • 50m
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S5 E2Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting09/Apr/2005 • 50m
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S5 E3Paolo Uccello: The Battle of San Romano16/Apr/2005 • 50m
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S5 E4Georges Seurat: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte23/Apr/2005 • 50m
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S5 E5Gustav Klimt: The Kiss30/Apr/2005
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Season 40 / 5 watched
S4 E1Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave17/Apr/2004 • 50m
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S4 E2Edgar Degas: The Little Dancer24/Apr/2004 • 50m
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S4 E3Vincent Van Gogh: The Sunflowers01/May/2004 • 50m
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S4 E4Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon15/May/2004 • 50m
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S4 E5James McNeill Whistler: Portrait of the Painter's Mother22/May/2004 • 50m
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Season 30 / 10 watched
S3 E1Auguste Rodin: The Kiss19/Jan/2004 • 50m
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S3 E2Francisco Goya: The Third of May 180826/Jan/2004 • 50m
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S3 E3Auguste Renoir: Dance at the Moulin de la Galette02/Feb/2004 • 50m
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S3 E4Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch09/Feb/2004 • 50m
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S3 E5Sandro Botticelli: La Primavera23/Feb/2004 • 50m
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S3 E6Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave17/Apr/2004 • 50m
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S3 E7Edgar Degas: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen24/Apr/2004 • 50m
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S3 E8Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers01/May/2004 • 50m
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S3 E9Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon15/May/2004 • 50m
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S3 E10James McNeill Whistler: Whistler's Mother22/May/2004 • 50m
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Season 20 / 2 watched
S2 E1Édouard Manet: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe18/Jan/2003 • 50m
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S2 E2Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus25/Jan/2003 • 50m
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Season 10 / 2 watched
S1 E1Edvard Munch: The Scream08/Dec/2001 • 50m
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S1 E2Michelangelo: David15/Dec/2001 • 50m
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Status
Ended
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
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Samuel WestNarratorTim Pigott-SmithNarrator
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