Tag: art history

The Mystery of Mona Lisa

The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show Special

In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national...

Daniel Richter on Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde was a Nazi – and so what, asks...

Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré

Mircea Eliade was a traditionalist Romanian novelist and philosopher. Following...

La Victoire de Samothrace, une icône dévoilée

A documentary about the statue Winged Victory of Samothrace, unquestionably...

The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner...

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

The many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works,...

The Secret Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da...

How the Devil Got His Horns: A Diabolical Tale

Art historian Alastair Sooke traces the humanization of the Devil...

Peter Monaghan: A Portrait

This documentary features a kinetic artist who creates vibrant mixed...

Cartoon College

Every fall, The Center for Cartoon Studies invites 20 aspiring...

Midnight in Paris

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family,...

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

Documentary about the painters Augustus John and James Dickson Innes...

Ugly Beauty

Documentary in which art critic Waldemar Januszczak argues that beauty...

Sly Artistic City

Some argue that modern graffiti was born in Philadelphia, where...

James Ensor: Demons Teasing Me

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the...

Picturing the Presidents

We go behind the scenes and into the minds of...

The Way of Samodelkin

A mystical detective story set in the realm of Moscow...

The Wedding at Cana

A short film by Peter Greenaway. It depicts the painting...

Achieving the Unachievable

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In...

Palin on Redpath

Michael Palin travels to France in search of the Mediterranean...

La Danse et Degas