 Presented by celebrated historian Simon Schama, this four-part series focuses on a quartet of iconic artists—Caravaggio, Bernini, David, and Rothko—and the cultural, political, and personal forces that drove each one to create. Sumptuous on-location cinematography, superb dramatizations, and Schama’s spellbinding narratives venture directly into the life of each artist—enabling viewers to witness, as if firsthand, the birth of great paintings and sculptures. Schama delivers more than colorful storytelling, however; his consideration of major works is ripe with earnest, startling, and finely tuned interpretations. A BBCW Production. 4-part series, 52 minutes each.
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