Ended · 2001–2010

The Private Life of a Masterpiece

The Private Life of a Masterpiece reveals the stories behind famous works of art: how the pieces were created, how they have influenced others and how they have come to have a life of their own in the modern world. All the works featured in the series were revolutionary, often shocking at the time, or a ‘first' in some way.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 2 episodes

S01 E01 · Edvard Munch: The Scream2001-05-30
S01 E02 · Michelangelo: David2001-12-08

Season 2 · 2 episodes

S02 E01 · Édouard Manet: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe2003-01-18
S02 E02 · Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus2003-01-25

Season 3 · 10 episodes

S03 E01 · Auguste Rodin: The Kiss2004-01-19
S03 E02 · Francisco Goya: The Third of May 18082004-01-26
S03 E03 · Auguste Renoir: Dance At The Moulin de lA Galette2004-02-02
S03 E04 · Rembrandt: The Night Watch2004-02-09
S03 E05 · Sandro Botticelli: The Primavera2004-02-16
S03 E06 · Hokusai: The Great Wave2004-04-17
S03 E07 · Edgar Degas: Little Dancer, Aged 142004-04-24
S03 E08 · Vincent Van Gogh: The Sunflowers2004-05-01
S03 E09 · Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles D'Avignon2004-05-08
S03 E10 · James Whistler: Portrait Of The Artist's Mother2004-05-15

Season 4 · 5 episodes

S04 E01 · Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People2005-04-02
S04 E02 · Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting2005-04-09
S04 E03 · Georges Seurat: Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 18842005-04-23
S04 E04 · Gustav Klimt: The Kiss2005-04-30
S04 E05 · Paolo Uccello: The Battle of San Romano2005-04-16

Season 5 · 3 episodes

S05 E01 · Leonardo Da Vinci: The Last Supper2006-04-13
S05 E02 · Salvador Dali: Christ of St John of The Cross2006-04-14
S05 E03 · Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection2006-04-17

Season 6 · 3 episodes

S06 E01 · Jan Van Eyck: The Annunciation2006-12-24
S06 E02 · Pieter Breugel: Census at Bethlehem2006-12-25
S06 E03 · Paul Gauguin: God's Child2006-12-26

Season 7 · 2 episodes

S07 E01 · Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ2009-04-11
S07 E02 · Sandro Botticelli: Mystic Nativity2009-12-25

Season 8 · 2 episodes

S08 E01 · Rogier Van Der Weyden: The Descent From The Cross2010-04-03
S08 E02 · Fra Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Christ Child2010-12-25

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