Seventeenth Century Masters Episodes
1. Rembrandt van Rijn: The Night Watch
February 9th, 200250 min
Why should a painting of a group of part-time Amsterdam militiamen, dressed up for an occasion that wasn't serious anyway, have become the most revered painting in Holland? The full story of Rembrandt's masterpiece.
2. Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting
February 10th, 200250 min
Of all Vermeer's paintings, it was probably this picture that he held in greatest esteem. It was the painting he used to show off his skills to customers. A customer three centuries after he died was none other than Adolf Hitler
3. Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus
February 11th, 200250 min
She's been called 'the most smackable bum in art'. Velazquez's portrait of a young woman lying naked on a couch gazing at her reflection in a mirror held by Cupid has an extraordinary story
4. Eugene Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People
April 2nd, 200550 min
