Every Picture Tells a Story

TV Show (2003)

Waldemar Januszcak reveals the background to important works of art, discussing why they were created and what they were intended to convey

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 8: The Arnolfini Marriage by Van Eyck

    Waldemar Januszczak reveals the story behind Jan Van Eyck's 15th-century painting The Arnolfini Marriage. The artist was part of the early Netherlands school at a time when his home town of Bruges was a thriving centre of trade and culture, and he was celebrated for his innovative approach to oil painting. Leading scholars examine connections between details in the painting and Van Eyck's own life, revealing the identity of the couple depicted and discovering how he created the piece's impressive optical effects. Last in series

  • Season 1 Episode 7: Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe by Manet

    Waldemar Januszcak reveals the background of Edouard Manet's Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, a pastiche of the Old Masters. The saucy pastoral scene caused outrage at its unveiling in 1863 with its depiction of two fully clothed men lounging alongside a naked girl. The influence of the artist's father and his desire for the female form are put forward as possible reasons behind Manet's revolutionary approach in the work, which was to provide inspiration for the impressionist art movement

  • Season 1 Episode 6: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

    Waldemar Januszczak traces the rise to fame of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, a portrait which emerged from obscurity when it was installed in the Louvre museum and reached new heights in the public's estimation after Napoleon took a shine to the work. The theft of the painting in 1911 transformed the enigmatic smile into a global icon, and in years to come souvenirs from fridge magnets to tea towels were being sold to admirers worldwide

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