

Season - Episode
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10 - 1Rogier van der Weyden: The Descent from the Cross Apr 03, 2010
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10 - 2Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Christ Child Dec 25, 2010
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9 - 1Caravaggio: The Taking Of Christ Apr 11, 2009
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9 - 2Sandro Botticelli: The Mystic Nativity Dec 25, 2009
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8 - 1Jan van Eyck: The Annunciation Dec 24, 2006
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8 - 2Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Census At Bethlehem Dec 25, 2006
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8 - 3Paul Gauguin: God's Child Dec 26, 2006
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7 - 1Michelangelo: David Jan 15, 2006
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7 - 2Edgar Degas: La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans Jan 16, 2006
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7 - 3Auguste Rodin: The Kiss Jan 17, 2006
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6 - 1Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon May 15, 2005
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6 - 2Gustav Klimt: The Kiss May 16, 2005
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6 - 3Salvador Dalí: Christ of Saint John of the Cross May 17, 2005
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5 - 1Auguste Renoir: Dance at the Moulin de la Galette Feb 02, 2005
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5 - 2Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers Feb 03, 2005
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5 - 3
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4 - 1Édouard Manet: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe Jan 18, 2004
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4 - 2
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4 - 3Edvard Munch: The Scream Jan 20, 2004
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3 - 1Francisco Goya: The Third of May 1808 Jan 26, 2003
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3 - 2Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People Jan 27, 2003
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3 - 3Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave Jan 28, 2003
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2 - 1Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch Feb 09, 2002
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2 - 2Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting Feb 10, 2002
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2 - 3Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus Feb 11, 2002
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2 - 4Eugene Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People Apr 02, 2005
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1 - 1Sandro Botticelli: La Primavera Feb 16, 2001
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1 - 2Paolo Uccello: The Battle of San Romano Feb 17, 2001
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1 - 3Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper Feb 18, 2001
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1 - 4Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection Feb 19, 2001
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0 - 1Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Christ Child Apr 11, 2009
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0 - 2Episode 2 Dec 25, 2009
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0 - 3Masterpieces of Sculpture Little Dancer by Degas Apr 03, 2010
Overview
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.