Simon Schama's Power of Art
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 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, as well in Italy for Sky Italia on the channel Sky Arte. Each of the eight one-hour episodes examines the biography of an artist and one of his key works through Schama's considerations and occasional reenactments:
- Caravaggio – David with the Head of Goliath (c. 1610)
- Bernini – Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (1657)
- Rembrandt – The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1662)
- David – The Death of Marat (1793)
- Turner – The Slave Ship (1840)
- Van Gogh – Wheatfield with Crows (1890)
- Picasso – Guernica (1937)
- Rothko – Black on Maroon (1958)
In reenactment scenes the role of Caravaggio was performed by Paul Popplewell, Van Gogh was played by Andy Serkis, and Mark Rothko by Allan Corduner.
DVD and book releases
Power of Art was published in book form by BBC Books in 2006 and released on DVD in June 2007.
External links
- Simon Schama's Power of Art at BBC Online
- Simon Schama's Power of Art on BBC Online
- Simon Schama's Power of Art on PBS
- Simon Schama's Power of Art at IMDb
- BBC television documentaries
- 2000s British television series
- 2006 British television series debuts
- 2006 British television series endings
- Art history books
- Documentary television series about art
- International Emmy Award for Best Arts Programming winners
- Works about Rembrandt
- Cultural depictions of Rembrandt
- Cultural depictions of Vincent van Gogh
- Cultural depictions of Pablo Picasso
- Documentary films about visual artists
- Visual art book stubs
- BBC Television show stubs
- Documentary stubs