The Great Artists

Their lives, times and works

31 x 48 minute episodes

‘The Great Artists’ is an authoritative series which chronicles the lives, times and works of the true masters of the art world.

Informative but above all entertaining, the series highlights important events in each artist’s life and explores their stylistic trademarks while providing detailed explanations of the techniques which won them a place among art’s elite. The series also examines the distinguishing features and hidden symbolism of each artist’s work.

‘The Great Artists’ series also places each artist in historical context, highlighting the events which were inspirational to their work, providing a clearer understanding and deeper insight into the creative process.

The series features

• All new footage from the locations most closely associated with the artists and their work.

• Recreations and reconstructions to bring a flavour of the times

• Interviews with leading art historians and scholars

• Full studies of the great works

Series one: The Impressionists

1. Monet

2. Renoir

3. Seurat

4. Degas

5. Pissarro

6. Manet

Series two: The Dutch and Flemish Masters

1. Rembrandt

2. Bosch

3. Bruegel

4. Rubens

5. Vermeer

6. Van Dyck

Series three: The English Masters

1. Hogarth

2. Reynolds

3. Gainsborough

4. Blake

5. Turner

6. Comstable

Series four: The Post-Impressionists

1. Cézanne

2. Munch

3. Gauguin

4. Rousseau

5. Van Gogh

6. Toulouse-Lautrec

Series five: Romantics & Realists

1. Delacroix

2. Rossetti

3. Friedrich

4. Goya

5. Whistler

6. Courbet

7. Klimt