Simon Schama's Power of Art
Host Simon Schama focuses on eight iconic works of art - among them Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath, David's Death of Marat, and Picasso's Guernica.
Host Simon Schama focuses on eight iconic works of art - among them Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath, David's Death of Marat, and Picasso's Guernica.
Simon Schama recounts the stories behind the making of eight masterpieces, beginning with Caravaggio's David with...
Simon recounts how Bernini's 17th-century sculpture The Ecstasy of St. Teresa breathed new life into the art of...
Simon turns his attention to Rembrandt's painting of The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis.
When journalist Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed in his bath in July 1793, Jacques-Louis David promised to make an image...
Turner's painting The Slave Ship sparked controversy in its portrayal of slave traders throwing their living human...
Simon recounts Pablo Picasso's attempts to create a modern history painting based on the bombing of the Basque town...
The story behind Rothko's suite of paintings commissioned for the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York, which were...