Private Life of a Masterpiece - Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece
Series narrated by Samuel West looking at great works of art with the Christmas story as their theme
Private Life of a Masterpiece - Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece - Census at Bethlehem
Art history series. This episode looks at Census at Bethlehem by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, which depicts the arrival of Mary and Joseph at Bethlehem.
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Private Life of a Masterpiece - Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece - God's Child
Art history series. This episode looks at God's Child by Paul Gauguin. This is a nativity and, since it is by Gauguin, it is modern and fresh like few recent nativities.
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Private Life of a Masterpiece - Private Life of a Christmas Masterpiece - The Annunciation
Art history series. The Annunciation by Jan Van Eyck depicts the Archangel Gabriel telling Mary that she has been chosen to give birth to the son of God.
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