The Private Life of a Masterpiece Francisco Goya: The Third of May 1808 (Season 3, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Francisco Goya: The Third of May 1808 (Season 3, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

The Golden Age of Dutch Art boasted Johannes Vermeer (1632-75), whose showpiece, "The Art of Painting" (c. 1666-68), is critically examined and analyzed. The painting's planned prominent role in the ill-fated Third Reich is also described.

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Name	Known for
Samuel West Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Van Helsing (2004)
Robert Ballagh Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	Riverdance: Live à l'Arena de Genève (2001)
Richard Cork Self - Art Critic Self - Art Critic See fewer	Gallery (1984)
Marcus Burke Self - Hispanic Society of America Self - Hispanic Society of America See fewer	Joaquin Sorolla: Journeys of Light (2017)
George Deem Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) (1980)
Roy Calne Self - Artist (as Sir Roy Calne) Self - Artist (as Sir Roy Calne) See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Mariet de Winkel Self - Dress Historian Self - Dress Historian See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Carmen Cayetano Self - Archivist, City of Madrid Self - Archivist, City of Madrid See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Taco Dibbits Self - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Self - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam See fewer	The New Rijksmuseum - The Film (2014)
Charles Esdaile Self - University of Liverpool Self - University of Liverpool See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
S. Laine Faison Self - Art Looting Investigation Unit, U.S. Army Self - Art Looting Investigation Unit, U.S. Army See fewer	The Rape of Europa (2006)
Nigel Glendinning Self - University of London Self - University of London See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Peter Greenaway Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker See fewer	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Leon Golub Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	Golub (1988)
Sophie Huvos Self - Daughter of Jaromir Czernin Self - Daughter of Jaromir Czernin See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Peter Howson Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	Gallery (1984)
Jonathan Jones Self - Art Critic, The Guardian Self - Art Critic, The Guardian See fewer	Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo Love and Death (2017)
Walter Liedtke Self - Metropolitan Museum of Art Self - Metropolitan Museum of Art See fewer	Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015)
Manuela Mena Self - The Prado, Madrid Self - The Prado, Madrid See fewer	The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019)
Jonathan Petropoulos Self - Author, Art as Politics in the Third Reich Self - Author, Art as Politics in the Third Reich See fewer	Plunderer: The Life and Times of A Nazi Art Thief (2024)
John Simpson Self - Foreign Affairs Editor, BBC Self - Foreign Affairs Editor, BBC See fewer	Crimewatch UK (1984)
Eric Jan Sluister Self - University of Amsterdam Self - University of Amsterdam See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Philip Steadman Self - Author, Vermeer's Camera Self - Author, Vermeer's Camera See fewer	Threads (1984)
Sarah Symmons Self - University of Sussex Self - University of Sussex See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Janis Tomlinson Self - University of Delaware Self - University of Delaware See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Bas van der Wulp Self - Municipal Archive, Delft Self - Municipal Archive, Delft See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Jorgen Wadum Self - Mauritshuis, The Hague Self - Mauritshuis, The Hague See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Juliet Wilson-Bareau Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (2009)
Mariet Westermann Self - Institute of Fine Arts, NYU Self - Institute of Fine Arts, NYU See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
Arthur K. Wheelock Self - National Gallery of Art, Washington DC Self - National Gallery of Art, Washington DC See fewer	Views on Vermeer: 10 Short Stories (2009)