Great Artworks

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Examining historical pieces of great artwork and their creators.

Mona Lisa: Episode Image
Episode 1Mona Lisa

Brighten your living room with some of the most popular paintings of all time in our on demand gallery. Here, Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait, the Mona Lisa.

The Creation of Adam: Episode Image
Episode 2The Creation of Adam

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. Also in UHD.

The Starry Night: Episode Image
Episode 3The Starry Night

The Starry Night by Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.

Nighthawks: Episode Image
Episode 4Nighthawks

Edward Hopper's famous 1942 oil on canvas painting, Nighthawks. Also in UHD.

The Scream: Episode Image
Episode 5The Scream

The Scream by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch. Also in UHD.

David: Episode Image
Episode 6David

David, the masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created by Michelangelo.

Ball at the Moulin De La Galette: Episode Image
Episode 7Ball at the Moulin De La Galette

Ball at the Moulin de la Galette, the 1876 painting by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

The Kiss: Episode Image
Episode 8The Kiss

The Kiss by the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt.

The Fighting Temerarie: Episode Image
Episode 9The Fighting Temerarie

The Fighting Temeraire, the 1838 oil painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner, which featured in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall. Also in UHD.

The Hay Wain: Episode Image
Episode 10The Hay Wain

The Hay Wain, a painting by John Constable, finished in 1821, which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour, Suffolk.

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte: Episode Image
Episode 11A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, painted in 1884, is one of Georges Seurat's most famous works. It is a leading example of pointillist technique. Also in UHD.

The Girl with the Pearl Earring: Episode Image
Episode 12The Girl with the Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring, an oil painting by 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

American Gothic: Episode Image
Episode 13American Gothic

Grant Wood's iconic oil painting American Gothic, one of the most famous paintings in the history of American art.

The Bar at the Folies-Berger: Episode Image
Episode 14The Bar at the Folies-Berger

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is the last major work of French painter Édouard Manet. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris.

The Night Watch: Episode Image
Episode 15The Night Watch

The Night Watch - the famous 1642 work from Dutch master Rembrandt. Also in UHD.

The Japanese Footbridge and the Waterlily Pool: Episode Image
Episode 16The Japanese Footbridge and the Waterlily Pool

The Japanese Footbridge and the Water Lily Pool is one of the landmark Water Lilies series painted by great Impressionist Claude Monet.

The Great Wave of Kanagawa: Episode Image
Episode 17The Great Wave of Kanagawa

The iconic Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Hokusai.

The Last Supper: Episode Image
Episode 18The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century masterpiece The Last Supper.

A Friend in Need: Episode Image
Episode 19A Friend in Need

A Friend in Need - Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's memorable work which depicts dogs playing poker.

Mont Saint-Victoire: Episode Image
Episode 20Mont Saint-Victoire

Mont Saint-Victoire painted in oils by Paul Cezanne.

Flaming June: Episode Image
Episode 21Flaming June

Flaming June is an 1895 masterwork by British painter Sir Frederic Leighton. Also in UHD.

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