The Private Life of a Masterpiece Liberty Leading the People (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary

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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Liberty Leading the People (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary

Artists, academics, and critics discuss the historical origins, original reception, and slow climb to critical acclaim for Eugene Delacroix's painting commemorating the Revolution of 1830, "Liberty Leading the People."

Director

Mick Gold

Editor

Jeremy Bugler

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Release date

Jan 1, 2005 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Samuel West Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Van Helsing (2004)
Tariq Ali Self - Political Activist and Filmmaker Self - Political Activist and Filmmaker See fewer	Partition (1987)
Sébastien Allard Self - Musee du Louvre Self - Musee du Louvre See fewer	My Rembrandt (2019)
Steve Bell Self - Political Cartoonist, The Guardian Self - Political Cartoonist, The Guardian See fewer	Children of Men (2006)
Daniel Cohn-Bendit Self - 1968 Student Leader Self - 1968 Student Leader See fewer	C'est la vie (1991)
Reshada Crouse Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Caroline de Bendern Self - 1968 Demonstrator Self - 1968 Demonstrator See fewer	Destroy Yourselves (1968)
Jeremy Deller Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	Everybody in the Place (2019)
Jonathan Jones Self - Art Critic, The Guardian Self - Art Critic, The Guardian See fewer	Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo Love and Death (2017)
Nina Kallmyer Self - University of Delaware Self - University of Delaware See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Michael Marrinan Self - Stanford University Self - Stanford University See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Michael Müller Actor, The Scramble for the Spoils (as Michael Mueller) Actor, The Scramble for the Spoils (as Michael Mueller) See fewer	The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)
Marcia Pointon Self - Author, Naked Authority Self - Author, Naked Authority See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Arlette Serullaz Self - Musee Delacroix Self - Musee Delacroix See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Robert Tombs Self - Cambridge University Self - Cambridge University See fewer	Les Misérables (2018)
Marina Warner Self - Author, Monuments and Maidens Self - Author, Monuments and Maidens See fewer	Female Human Animal (2018)