Great Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr (2020)
Documentary
The broadcaster and journalist Andrew Marr examines the stories behind some of the most famous works of art ever devised. Why were these pieces created and what makes them, in particular, so eternally fascinating? How much did the lives of the artists, and the society and environment they worked in, influence the paintings? Get ready to see truly iconic images in a whole new light.
Cast
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci
Episode 2
Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
Episode 3
The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner
Episode 4
Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Episode 5
The Hay Wain by John Constable
Episode 6
The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn
Episode 7
Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso
Episode 8
The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez
Episode 9
Ophelia by John Everett Millais
Episode 10
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli