Product Description

Movie DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9548 in DVD
• Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Released on: 2008-04-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
• Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 7
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 1078 minutes

Features

• This award-winning series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind some of the most famous works of art of all time. Behind the beautiful canvases and sculptures are tales of revolution, wartime escapes, ego clashes, scandal, financial wrangling and shocking violence. In The Private Life of a Masterpiece, viewers will witness how these works of genius came to be created, and also how they h

Customer Reviews

Fun and Fascinating
I have seen but a few episodes of this series on the Ovation network. Those few hours were absolutely fascinating. As someone who knows the merest sliver about art, this series taught me so much. What each episode does is focus on one important work of art, like Michaelangelo's "David," and discuss the artist and the art. It shows the development of the piece, the history of the artist, the history of the piece, why it's important, and, most importantly, what you might want to look for if you could see the actual piece.

This is the exciting type of information you would want to know if you went strolling through a museum. Instead of zipping past a piece of art, you'd know to stop and what to look for. Now this may sound dull and dry, but this series (again, at least the few episodes I saw...and rewatched) is amazingly addictive because of its casual narrative, brimming with tons of fascinating information.

I've ordered this set and can't wait to soak it all up. Highly recommended. You'll learn so much.

Facinating and Fun!
This is a BBC series that devotes each hour episode to a single work of art - but in a fun, engaging, and interesting way. I read a glowing review of it in Entertainment Weekly and was not disappointed in the least. This is an absolutely *must have* for anyone who has an artistic interest and wants to better understand why some works of art are considered masterpieces, what their historical context is, the life of the person who created them, and what has happened to them - physically, culturally - from their creation to now.

Best series yet!
As professor of Art History I have previewed dozens of art documentaries. This series stands above the others due to its format (40 min. in depth on one work), good overview of other works by the artists, great historical background to put the work in context, and demonstrations of the working process of the artist. I only wish there were more!