Simon Schama's Power of Art
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Power of Art is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama. The series was broadcast in October and November 2006 on BBC2. It aired in Poland on TVP2 in February and March 2008, on PBS HD in the US and re -broadcast in September 2008 on TVOntario in Canada, ABC1 in Australia, Australia Network in the Asia-Pacific region, TV ONE in New Zealand and on ET1 in Greece. It was also translated to Persian and aired on BBC Persian in Iran. Each of the eight one hour episodes examines the biography of an artist and his key work:
- Caravaggio – David with the Head of Goliath
- Bernini – Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
- Rembrandt – The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis
- David – The Death of Marat
- Turner – The Slave Ship
- van Gogh – Wheatfield with Crows
- Picasso – Guernica
- Rothko – Black on Maroon
The role of Caravaggio was performed by Paul Popplewell, while van Gogh was played by Andy Serkis.
[edit] DVD and book releases
Power of Art was published in book form by BBC Books in 2006 and released on DVD in June 2007.
[edit] External links
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