The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilus (circa 1666) - In The Night Watch and his portraits of the richest merchants of Amsterdam, Rembrandt has done the impossible: made something heroic, dramatic and grand out of a world of merchants and money. Yet, 10 years later, he is bankrupt, out of fashion, dismissed as an obstinately rough painter in a smooth age. Then the chance of a comeback - to decorate the halls of Amsterdam Town Hall. But instead of the classical restraint and grandeur required, Rembrandt creates the roughest, toughest history painting ever, and one of the greatest masterpieces of his age.
Episode Duration: 52 minutes and 18 seconds
Episode Number: 103
Sun, Nov 17 | 1:00 P.M. | Rembrandt NH Explore (11.2) |
Focusing on eight iconic works of art such as Caravaggio's David and Goliath, David's Death of Marat and Picasso's Guernica, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.
A combination of dramatic reconstruction, spectacular photography and Simon Schama's unique and personal style transport the viewer back to the intense moments the great works were conceived and born; from the murderous world of baroque Rome; paranoid, revolutionary Paris and the carnage of civil war Spain to the paradox of 1950s New York, caught between Cold War jitters and Manhattan glitter.
Simon Schama's Power of Art is the epic story of an unfolding force, a chance to witness the power of the individuals who changed the way we view the world.
Sun, Nov 10 | 1:00 P.M. | Caravaggio NH Explore (11.2) |
Sun, Nov 17 | 12:00 P.M. | Bernini NH Explore (11.2) |
Sun, Nov 17 | 1:00 P.M. | Rembrandt NH Explore (11.2) |
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