Season 2
2 episodes
50 min. per episode
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An ambitious curator battles art theft, deception, and passion while uncovering the hidden secrets of a legendary masterpiece.
Episodes
Art critics and historians appreciate and analyze Edouard Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass," which was famously rejected by the Salon of 1863. The work sparked a scandal, but won admirers such as Zola and Picasso.
A loving leer at The Rokeby Venus, painted on the sly by Diego Velazquez while on holiday in Italy c. 1647-51. An erotic nude once the private pleasure of a libertine, the painting now stands as an icon of London's National Gallery.
The series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world.