The haunting beauty of Van Gogh's creative genius is explored in extraordinary detail at the National Gallery in London.
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
Art documentary
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Join esteemed historian Simon Schama as he shares the brilliant stories behind key masterworks from Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David Turner, Van Gogh, and Picasso. In each episode, Schama focuses on a single artist, revealing the history and secrets woven into one of their famous works. From the emotional intensity of Van Gogh's brushstrokes to the revolutionary vision of Picasso's compositions, Schama reveals the fascinating history and evolution of artists who have changed how we view the world.
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- 1 Season
- 2006
- Art Documentary
- TV-14, 15
Join esteemed historian Simon Schama as he shares the brilliant stories behind key masterworks from Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David Turner, Van Gogh, and Picasso. In each episode, Schama focuses on a single artist, revealing the history and secrets woven into one of their famous works. From the emotional intensity of Van Gogh's brushstrokes to the revolutionary vision of Picasso's compositions, Schama reveals the fascinating history and evolution of artists who have changed how we view the world.
Cast & Crew
(Director), Simon Schama (Self), Mark Hyde (Older Turner), Joe Van Moyland (Younger Turner), (Director), Aubrey Wakeling (David), Grégoire Bonnet (Figaro), Tim Frances (Danton), (Director), Paul Popplewell (Caravaggio), Andrew Garfield (Boy with Fruit), Christine Bottomley (Fillide), Pep Cortés (Picasso), (Director), Allan Corduner (Mark Rothko), Simon Quarterman (Young Simon), (Director), Andy Serkis (Vincent Van Gogh), Andrea Gherpelli (Bernini)1. Caravaggio
Join Simon Schama as he unravels the disturbing secrets woven into Caravaggio’s most powerful work.
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2. Bernini
Simon Schama uncovers how sex and the sacred influenced Italian sculptor Bernini's ''Ecstasy of St.Teresa.''
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3. Rembrandt
Join Simon Schama as he investigates why Rembrandt took a knife to Claudius in 17th-century Amsterdam.
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4. David
Sir Simon Schama asks: Is Jacques Louis David's revolutionary painting The Death of Marat art or propaganda?
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5. Turner
Simon Schama recounts moments of drama in the making of great works of art. How Britain's greatest painter, JMW Turner, created one his most powerful paintings: "The Slave Ship."
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6. Van Gogh
Andy Serkis joins Simon Schama to reveal the triumph and grief of Van Gogh's Wheat Field with Crows.
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7. Picasso
Simon Schama tells the story of Picasso's epic Guernica, looking at both the Nazi bombing massacre that inspired the painting and Picasso's extraordinary artistic response.
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8. Rothko
Join Sir Simon Schama as he reveals the extraordinary life and work of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko.
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