Plot: Scholar and author Simon Schama profiles eight artistic mavericks -- Van Gogh, Picasso, Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner and Rothko -- in this limited series that delves into the creative process that produced cutting-edge masterpieces that changed how the world looks at art.
Plot: British historian Simon Schama presents his view that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong `to all time', without understanding just how much he was of his time. Shakespeare explored questions that are still asked today: What is this England? What makes this nation? Schama...
Plot: From popular revolt to the obsession with the self, and even modern nationalism, Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy the Romantics have left on the modern world.
Plot: Inspired by art historian Kenneth Clark's documentary series of the 1960s, `Civilisations' sees three experts travel the world to explore human creativity and the development of art through the ages. From the ancient city of Petra in Jordan to the wondrous temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, presenters...
Plot: Art historian Helen Rosslyn traces the stories of the people whose enthusiasm for art, sense of adventure and wealth built Britain's national collection and shaped the history of art of the nation.
Plot: Art historian Dr James Fox traces the complexities of a variety of peoples and cultures in the Pacific, in order to understand the full impact of the west's exploration of these regions. He does this through a close examination of the original artworks, culture and lifestyle of several Pacific regions...