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Art on the BBC

But the cruellest words weresaved for that most breathtaking of paintings

But the cruellest words were
saved for that most breathtaking of paintings

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But the cruellest words were saved for that most
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breathtaking of paintings.
Duration
6 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:40
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Season
2
Episode
4
Genres
documentary

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Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
S02 • E04 Snow Storm, the painting that launched the legend - Art on the BBC 00:09
Snow Storm, the painting that launched the legend
S02 • E01 Holy concept-album covers aside, - Art on the BBC 00:12
Holy concept-album covers aside,
S02 • E02 They have a lot to be responsible for - Art on the BBC 00:12
They have a lot to be responsible for
S02 • E02 That film was a seminal film for our understanding of what - Art on the BBC 00:32
That film was a seminal film for our understanding of what
S02 • E03 In fact, Monet's appalling eyesight had a positive impact on his art. - Art on the BBC 00:15
In fact, Monet's appalling eyesight had a positive impa...
S02 • E02 Lust For Life infused Vincent's artistic endeavour - Art on the BBC 00:11
Lust For Life infused Vincent's artistic endeavour
S02 • E03 The surrealist painter Andre Masson once described these two oval rooms - Art on the BBC 00:44
The surrealist painter Andre Masson once described these two...
S02 • E02 Decades later, Simon Schama took a far more nuanced route - Art on the BBC 00:33
Decades later, Simon Schama took a far more nuanced route
S02 • E02 I am absorbed in this immense plain - Art on the BBC 00:31
I am absorbed in this immense plain
S02 • E03 When the Orangerie opened in 1927, it was a failure. - Art on the BBC 00:36
When the Orangerie opened in 1927, it was a failure.
S02 • E04 But in 1996, that was the case made - Art on the BBC 00:19
But in 1996, that was the case made
S02 • E02 In the years since van Gogh's death, - Art on the BBC 00:18
In the years since van Gogh's death,
S02 • E04 Since then, I found out that that was a lie. - Art on the BBC 00:17
Since then, I found out that that was a lie.
S02 • E03 But, just when Monet's work was being disregarded - Art on the BBC 00:12
But, just when Monet's work was being disregarded