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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

★ 8.6 255 votes 2001–2011 10 seasons · 28 episodes Ended BBC Two
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

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.

All Seasons

Season 12001
7.6182
Season 22003
7.72221h 39m
Season 32004
8.391104h 55m
Season 42004
8.04441h 39m
Season 52005
7.74731h 38m
The Private Life of an Easter Masterpiece2006
7.2123
The Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece2006
7.871
Season 82009
7.871
Season 92010
01
Season 10
01

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Samuel West Self - Narrator
Richard Cork Self - Art Critic, Self
Jonathan Jones Self - Art Critic, The Guardian, Self
John House Self - The Courtauld Institute, London, Self - Courtauld Institute of Art, Self - Courtauld Institute, London
Tamar Garb Self, Self - University College, London
Christopher Riopelle Self, Self - National Gallery, London, Self - The National Gallery, London
Douglas Druick Self, Self - Art Institute of Chicago, Self - The Art Institute of Chicago
Martin Kemp Self - Author, Leonardo, Self - Professor of Art History, Oxford, Self - Trinity College, Oxford
Timothy Verdon Self - Canon, Florence Cathedral, Self - Author, 'Mary in Western Art'
Luke Syson Self - National Gallery, London, Self - The National Gallery, London

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