Simon Schama's Power of Art

Documentary series in which historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces

Simon Schama's Power of Art - Bernini

Simon Schama wonders how Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Ecstasy of St Thereza, which depicts a nun in the state of orgasmic bliss, was ever allowed to get past the censors.

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Simon Schama's Power of Art - Picasso

Simon Schama on the making of eight great works of art. The story of Picasso's Guernica, from the bombing massacre that inspired it, to Picasso's artistic response.

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