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Lucian Freud, one of the most famous British painters of our time, is also one of the few twentieth-century artists to have portrayed himself so consistently in self-portraiture. His self-portraits provide a fascinating insight into both his personality and his development as a painter, from his first portrait in 1939 to his last. Through fascinating interviews with former models, friends and leading experts, this intensely captivating documentary reveals the work of a master who represents a compelling study of the dynamics of aging and the process of self-representation.

Simultaneously painter and diplomat, Peter Paul Rubens, (1577-1640) was an essential personality in Europe’s 17th century artistic scene. He painted vast compositions for princely families of the time like the Marie de Medici cycle now housed in the Louvre Museum. He also personified the baroque vein in Northern Europe, developing a style of perpetual movement with luminous coloured strokes as in the “Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus” exhibited in Munich. Enjoy your visit!

Discover or rediscover the masterpieces of the Dutch national museum Rijksmuseum with artists such as Rembrandt, Vermeer...

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In 64 episodes, fun and educational, you will know how to draw an airplane, a fireman, a haunted mansion, a soccer player, a sunset, a lion, the Eiffel Tower, seashells, a fairy... Our master draftsman Gia-Haï Phan will show you the basics of a successful drawing: proportions, perspectives, values, contrasts, volumes, blending, everything is covered.

In 1598, King Abbas decided to make Isfahan his capital and planned a huge urban project. The Royal Mosque is at once a place of prayer, a garden in the middle of the desert and a way of writing down the texts of the faith. It is also a school and a place of public hygiene. It embodies the unprecedented richness of an art of living, the power of a king and the talent of hundreds of craftsmen and artists.

Wilhelm Hansen was a visionary businessman who lived in Denmark in the 19th century. He was one of the few collectors to take an interest in the Impressionist painters, at a time when they were attacked and denigrated. The film takes us to Hansen's summer home on the outskirts of Copenhagen, and to the extraordinary exhibition of his collection at London's Royal Academy.

They are the world’s most popular artists. The works of Cézanne, Monet, Degas and their compatriots fetch tens of millions of dollars. But just who were they really? Why and how did they paint? What lies behind their enduring appeal? To help answer these questions, this programme secured unique access to a major exhibition focussing on the 19th century Parisian art collector Paul Durand-Ruel, the outspoken champion of Impressionism. This eagerly anticipated exhibition is perhaps the most comprehensive ever held about the Impressionists.

Exhibition on Screen takes us through the streets of Paris and then to the heart of a superb exhibition at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum, whose impressive collection of Degas works is the most representative in Britain. Having benefited from exclusive access to a wide variety of rare works, the film tells the story of Degas' quest for perfection through experimentation.

In this programme, you will find some of the masterpieces exhibited in this Galleries of Scotland.

Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472-1553) is a major artist of the German Renaissance, working in Wittenberg in the first half of the 16th century. Official painter to Frederic the Wise, the Prince Regent of Saxony, he was close to the reformer Martin Luther. As well as biblical themes, he was above all interested in portrayal of the female nude, as in the “Adam and Eve” of Besancon or the famous “Three Graces”, recently acquired by the Louvre after a fund raising appeal. Enjoy your visit!

Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.

It’s a journey into antiquity with glamorous historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Kate Williams. Paired with experts David Harper and Catherine Southon they Road Trip from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire to an auction in London. There’s also opportunity to hear how Mrs Beeton became the first ‘domestic Goddess’ and why Luton played a critical role in the fashion world when hats were de rigueur daily wear. David and Suzannah gamble on a giant ant while Catherine and Kate plump for a very large tea urn.

Madame works and reworks old documents and photographs from the last century to the 50's/60's, to make new, more contemporary images. She uses the walls of the street as a support and is quite discreet because she constantly wears a mask to feed the mystery of her identity.

For 5 years, the Masterpiece team has beckoned to make a reconstruction of the famous work 'The Tower of Babel' by Pieter Bruegel (the elder). Due to its complexity and the size (with about 1033 figures the no less than 9 double floors) they never dared. But this year, the team picked up the gauntlet and got the job done, thanks to their extreme perseverance.

Joaquin Boz lives and works in Buenos Aires. It is here, in the capital of Argentina, that he practices his art, halfway between abstraction and body performance. His paintings are covered with more and more layers. These stains, these movements, these strokes and scrapes, are the result of the transmission of forms and colors from his body to the canvas in a physical performance of the artist who draws his inspiration from the expressionist current.

In this episode, we will meet the artist Tania Mouraud. This artist is a key figure in French contemporary art. Her work takes on very different forms, while remaining based on a real social commitment and ontological questioning. She mobilizes the viewer's awareness of himself and the world in which he finds himself.

Hopper’s work is the most recognisable art in America – popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers and musicians have been influenced by his art – but who was he, and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? This new film takes a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships. From his early career as an illustrator; his wife giving up her own promising art career to be his manager; his critical and commercial acclaim; and in his own words – this film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush…

The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this renaissance genius? Who was this ambitious and passionate man? A virtuoso craftsman, Michelangelo’s artistry is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the deeply moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling still leave us breathless today.

Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.

Comedy legend Jennifer Saunders and best pal, top actress Patricia Potter take to the road on a humdinger of a trip. Joined by veteran antiquers Phillip Serrell and Mark Stacey they shop in Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire before heading for an auction in Greenwich, London. Jennifer and Phil detour to hear about Fred Karno, the man credited with inventing slapstick comedy. While Patricia and Mark learn how a surgeon from Reading used his incredible sense of smell to successfully treat soldiers injured in World War One. And, Phil gets custard pied – what’s not to love?

In this episode, we will discuss with Greg Gorman, photographer. He has photographed and worked with many celebrities. According to him, the biggest part of being a photographer is getting into people's heads and breaking down the barriers that people create around them.

Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Red, art and utopia in the land of the Soviets" at the Grand Palais in Paris. This exhibition focuses on how the communist project generated specific art forms throughout the Soviet period and more precisely from the October Revolution until the death of Stalin in 1953.

Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Fernand Khnopff - The master of the enigma" at the Petit Palais in Paris. The work that introduces the visit of the exhibition dedicated to this amazing artist is called "silence". The artist represented landscapes of his childhood in the Ardennes in France. But he also painted portraits, paintings representing his mother as his painting entitled "Listening to Schumann".

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In this episode, the Chagall Museum located in Nice offers us an exceptional set of seventeen paintings and their preparatory sketches entitled "The Biblical Message" inspired by scenes from the Bible. In 1973, it was the first museum devoted to the work of a living artist in France. In this monographic museum, we find paintings, drawings and stained-glass windows that testify to the importance and diversity of Marc Chagall's creation.

The man with the long greying beard who we find in this self-portrait is the painter Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). A keen follower of the Impressionist movement, the artist specialised in landscapes around Paris, often painted in winter, such as the “Chestnut Tress at Louveciennes” or the urban landscapes of Montmartre. Towards the end of his life, his painting technique changed and he turned towards Neo-Impressionism, for example in the “Seine River and Louvre Palace”. Enjoy your visit!

Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through these intimate and revealing letters that this gripping film reveals Pissarro’s life and work. Born in the West Indies, Pissarro found his passion in paint as a young man in Paris, and by the age of 43 had corralled a group of enthusiastic artists into a new collective. Their first show was scorned by the critics, but the group had acquired a new name: the Impressionists. For the next 40 years Pissarro was the driving force behind what has today become the world’s favourite artistic movement. The Ashmolean Museum has a long tradition of excellence. As the UK’s first ever public museum (it opened its doors in May 1683) it houses a wonderfully rich collection, including the remarkable Pissarro archive. With exclusive access to most extensive archive of

John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.

Who was Frida Kahlo? Journey into the life of a true icon, discover her art and the truth behind her often turbulent life. The combination of interviews, commentary and a detailed exploration of Kahlo's art offers a treasure trove of color and a feast of vitality. This intimate, personal documentary provides privileged access to her works, and sheds light on her feverish creativity, resilience and unparalleled thirst for life.

David Hockney, generally considered one of Britain's most popular artists, is enjoying worldwide success, with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and elsewhere attracting millions of visitors. Now in his eighties, Hockney shows no sign of letting up or losing his legendary audacity. This film reveals intimate, previously unseen interviews and focuses on two successful exhibitions that took place in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Test and develop your artistic culture with Art Quiz, the game that will allow you to become unaware of art. Whether it's artists, works of art, artistic trends, the price of works... nothing will be a secret for you anymore. Now it's your turn to play!

Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588) is known as a great colourist and for his trompe-l'œil frescoes and oil paintings.

Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610), born in Caravaggio, is known as a wicked artist who had to flee Rome in 1606 after killing a man. But Caravaggio is above all a painter who changed the face of painting at the very beginning of the 17th century. Notice his use of colour in the people emerging from a dark background, like his “Bacchus” or “David”. One of his masterpieces is the cycle of the “Calling of Saint Matthew” in the chapel of the church of St- Louis-of-the-French in Rome. Enjoy your visit!

A celebrity couple Road Trip – award winning journalists John Stapleton and Lynn Faulds Wood. Joining them on this jolly jaunt are Thomas Plant and Margie Cooper. With £400 in their pockets the teams kick off in Wrightington, Lancashire and head to Stockport for auction. Lynn and Thomas find themselves literally knee deep in antiques while hunting for old biscuit tins while Margie tries to convince John some rare lamps will make a profit. Also John learns how an American revolutionised British public transport and Lynn sees why snakes are milked in Liverpool.

Today, Photo Contest takes you to Lyon, the capital of Gaules. The two candidates of the day are Quentin Richard and Jean-Elie Malemoussa, and they will have one hour to take the best photograph on the theme of the river. And since they are in Lyon, it is the Saône that will be the star behind their lenses.

Joaquin Boz lives and works in Buenos Aires. It is here, in the capital of Argentina, that he practices his art, halfway between abstraction and body performance. His paintings are covered with more and more layers. These stains, these movements, these strokes and scrapes, are the result of the transmission of forms and colors from his body to the canvas in a physical performance of the artist who draws his inspiration from the expressionist current.

Take an hour break to discover the work of a Russian painter, Vassily Kandinsky. You will discover his labour with Old city n°2, Park of Saint-cloud, Rider (improvisation n°12).

Take an hour break to discover the work of a French painter, Jean-Honoré Fragonard. You will discover his labour with Psyche showing her sisters her gifts from cupid, The storm, Night scene or the Beggar’s dream.

The story of Christ's death and resurrection has dominated Western culture for 2,000 years. It is probably one of the most significant events in history, found in the Gospels as well as in the paintings of the greatest artists. This feature film explores the story of Easter in art, from the time of the first Christians to the present day. Shot in Jerusalem, the United States and Europe, the film explores the different representations of Easter through the ages, providing a portrait of our shared history.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

In 64 episodes, fun and educational, you will know how to draw an airplane, a fireman, a haunted mansion, a soccer player, a sunset, a lion, the Eiffel Tower, seashells, a fairy... Our master draftsman Gia-Haï Phan will show you the basics of a successful drawing: proportions, perspectives, values, contrasts, volumes, blending, everything is covered.

In 1995, the City of Luxembourg decided to build a large concert hall on the Kirchberg plateau, the new district of banks and major European institutions. The aim of the commission was to bring together three major public performance spaces in a single complex: a large philharmonic hall, a small chamber music hall and a discovery space. Architect Christian de Portzamparc, admirably assisted by the experience of acoustician Xu Yaying, made this hall his great musical instrument. The elliptical shape, with its filter of white columns and coloured cliffs, reveals the auditorium as a real jewel in its setting, one of the architect's most beautiful buildings.

With loans from across the world, this major retrospective brings together Vermeer’s most famous masterpieces including Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Geographer, The Milkmaid, The Little Street, Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, and Woman Holding a Balance. In all, 28 of his surviving 37 works. This film invites audiences to a privileged view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover the genius of Vermeer and his fascinating and mysterious life.

Vincent van Gogh's life remains shrouded in mystery: madness, illness, suicide - all the ingredients to create a myth. With complete and unprecedented access to the treasures of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum, this documentary sheds light on both one of the world's favorite artists and the museum's rich and unique collection. Discover these marvelous masterpieces on the big screen, while guests including world-renowned curators and art historians offer their interpretations and explanations of Van Gogh's work.

Pablo Picasso is one of the world's greatest artists, and until his death in 1973, he was its most prolific. How did it all begin? After being ignored for too long, it's time to focus on the artist's early years and the upbringing that enabled him to achieve the extraordinary. Three cities played a key role: Malaga, Barcelona and Paris. Young Picasso traverses them and explores their influence on the artist, analyzing specific works from his early years.

We suggest you discover or rediscover some of the paintings exhibited at the Chateau de Versailles. Works of art dating from the 18th and 19th centuries and representing the former French sovereigns.

François Boucher (1703-1770) is the archetypal French Rococo painter. He paints mythological themes tinged with gallantry, for example in the beautiful “Diane resting after her Bath” at the Louvre Museum. His patron was Madame de Pompadour, whose portrait he painted many times. Influenced by the Enlightenment movement, he devoted himself to Chinese themes (“The Chinese Garden”), to pastoral landscape (“Charms of Country Life”) and to a certain sensual Orientalism (“Brown Odalisque”). Enjoy your visit!

Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.

Two favourite Blue Peter presenters Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan are in the company of Natasha Raskin and Catherine Southon as they hunt for antiques around Surrey, Hertfordshire and North West London. Peter detours to learn how hockey became a popular sport the world over while keen aviator Sarah sees how the Battle of Britain was won. An incredible haul of antiques, including chimney pots, Pinocchio and a pair of African fertility figures, go under the gavel at an auction in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

In this episode, the Chagall Museum located in Nice offers us an exceptional set of seventeen paintings and their preparatory sketches entitled "The Biblical Message" inspired by scenes from the Bible. In 1973, it was the first museum devoted to the work of a living artist in France. In this monographic museum, we find paintings, drawings and stained-glass windows that testify to the importance and diversity of Marc Chagall's creation.

The Musée d’Orsay, originally a railway station built in Paris for the 1900 World’s Fair, houses European artworks dating from 1848 to 1914. Numerous artistic styles are on display: academism, realism, symbolism, Art Nouveau and of course, impressionism with world famous works such as Manet’s “Olympia”, Renoir’s “Ball at the Moulin de la Galette”, Degas’ “The Star on Stage” and Seurat’s “Circus”. Enjoy your visit!

Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he wrote extensively to his family. It is through these intimate and revealing letters that this gripping film reveals Pissarro’s life and work. Born in the West Indies, Pissarro found his passion in paint as a young man in Paris, and by the age of 43 had corralled a group of enthusiastic artists into a new collective. Their first show was scorned by the critics, but the group had acquired a new name: the Impressionists. For the next 40 years Pissarro was the driving force behind what has today become the world’s favourite artistic movement. The Ashmolean Museum has a long tradition of excellence. As the UK’s first ever public museum (it opened its doors in May 1683) it houses a wonderfully rich collection, including the remarkable Pissarro archive. With exclusive access to most extensive archive of

Gutenberg is considered the father of modern printing. The story goes that he was inspired by the grape press used by wine growers to invent his machine. From this historical anecdote, two artists have undertaken to publish a book that will quench the thirst of any gourmet reader. In this episode, we will meet Luz and Anaïs, two opposite and absolutely complementary artists.

With loans from across the world, this major retrospective brings together Vermeer’s most famous masterpieces including Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Geographer, The Milkmaid, The Little Street, Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, and Woman Holding a Balance. In all, 28 of his surviving 37 works. This film invites audiences to a privileged view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover the genius of Vermeer and his fascinating and mysterious life.

No artist captured the essence and charm of Venice better than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. This remarkable collection of over 200 paintings, drawings and etchings allows us to discover Canaletto's artistic talent, his contemporaries and the city he reproduced with genius. The film also opens the doors of two official royal residences, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, to reveal more about the artist and Joseph Smith, the man who introduced Canaletto to Britain.

Graffiti World is a short program dedicated to contemporary urban art around the world. Each episode explores a specific city, highlighting iconic works of street art. Local soundscape accompanies the images for an authentic, commentary-free immersion. The program showcases the creativity and diversity of artistic expression in public spaces. An invitation to discover the richness of graffiti as an art form in its own right.

Legends of stage and screen, Charles Dance and Geraldine James join antiques experts Natasha Raskin and Will Axon on this Road Trip romp around Wiltshire. Charles finds a pair of Edwardian silver vases he hopes will prove profitable at an auction in Essex. Geraldine, however, bumps into a chap in the street with a 19th Century French Empire secretaire. It costs her a small fortune – will the gamble pay off? A diversion from the shops sees Charles end up in the cockpit of a very old helicopter while Geraldine learns how a small part of Swindon dating back 170 years influenced the creation of the modern NHS.

In this episode, we meet the photographer Greg Gorman. He has photographed and worked with many celebrities. According to him, the biggest part of the photographer's job is to get inside people's heads and break down the barrier that these people create around them. He looks back on his most beautiful shots of celebrities and their stories.

Private Tour takes you to discover the exhibition "Wim Delvoye" at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. This exhibition tries to represent the works of the artist Wim Delvoye as well as possible. You will be able to observe emblematic works of the artist such as "the tattooed pig".

Private Tour takes you to the discovery of the exhibition " Split air – Bamboo art in Japan " at the Quai Branly Jacques Chirac Museum. Bamboo art in Japan appeared quite late but continues today thanks to contemporary artists. Throughout this exhibition we will be able to observe works from different periods of this movement.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Discover the work of Matisse through the exhibitions at Tate Modern in London and MoMA in New York (2014) and enjoy the original performance of Royal Ballet star dancer Zenaida Yanowsky, who interprets the colors and dynamism of Matisse's painting to the jazz music of Courtney Pine. Punctuated by interviews with experts and rare archival footage of Matisse at work, this documentary will provide a special insight into the last chapter of the painter's career.

Born 31 years ago in Roubaix, Quentin Carnaille quickly became a force on the art scene north of France. Former architecture student, Carnaille has always been fascinated by how things work. His early works were influenced by clockwork mechanisms, he has diverted from their main use to create jewelry and accessories. It then focuses on the realization of sculptures and greater works with the same aesthetic and inspiration. The contemporary and futuristic ideas influence his work from the beginning, based on its initial orientation on the past and the origins of humanity.

Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly rich art, from Hokusai’s prints to Pop Art posters, via contemporary photography, manga, cinema and street art. The exhibition was a huge success and attracted a significantly younger and more diverse audience than usual. The film draws on the exhibition to take us to Tokyo and explore the city’s art and artistic figures in greater depth. A superbly illustrated and richly detailed documentary, which traces the journey of a metropolis marked by ceaseless cycles of destruction and rebirth throughout its 400-year history, to become one of the most dynamic and fascinating cities in the world today.

The National Gallery in London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is brimming with masterpieces, an inexhaustible treasure trove of history and an endless source of stories. This film gives a voice to those whose lives have been touched by the Gallery, from the security guard to the director, including daily visitors, celebrities and members of the royal family. Claudia Winkleman, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Jacqueline Wilson and Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie reveal their deeply personal connection to the National Gallery.

No artist captured the essence and charm of Venice better than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. This remarkable collection of over 200 paintings, drawings and etchings allows us to discover Canaletto's artistic talent, his contemporaries and the city he reproduced with genius. The film also opens the doors of two official royal residences, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, to reveal more about the artist and Joseph Smith, the man who introduced Canaletto to Britain.

Raphael Federici (street artist), Marine Goodmorning (illustrator), Luca Fiore (cartoonist) and Harry Boudchicha (drawing teacher) reveal their best drawing techniques. Each episode focuses on a specific subject: movement, oil painting, shadows, hair... For the first 10 minutes, each artist gives a theoretical lesson illustrated by sketches. Then they each start working on their creation. Finally, they end with a debrief, comparing and explaining their techniques

Test and develop your artistic culture with Art Quiz, the game that will allow you to become unaware of art. Whether it's artists, works of art, artistic trends, the price of works... nothing will be a secret for you anymore. Now it's your turn to play!

Jean-François Millet (1814 - 1875) was a 19th-century French realist painter, pastellist, engraver and draughtsman. He is best known for his realistic rural scenes.

Lucas Cranach the Elder (c. 1472-1553) is a major artist of the German Renaissance, working in Wittenberg in the first half of the 16th century. Official painter to Frederic the Wise, the Prince Regent of Saxony, he was close to the reformer Martin Luther. As well as biblical themes, he was above all interested in portrayal of the female nude, as in the “Adam and Eve” of Besancon or the famous “Three Graces”, recently acquired by the Louvre after a fund raising appeal. Enjoy your visit!

It’s a journey into antiquity with glamorous historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Kate Williams. Paired with experts David Harper and Catherine Southon they Road Trip from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire to an auction in London. There’s also opportunity to hear how Mrs Beeton became the first ‘domestic Goddess’ and why Luton played a critical role in the fashion world when hats were de rigueur daily wear. David and Suzannah gamble on a giant ant while Catherine and Kate plump for a very large tea urn.

Today, the Photo Contest team goes to the Bois de Boulogne. The two candidates of the day are Sarah-Laure Estragnat and Nicolas Gérardin, and they will have one hour to take the best photograph on the theme of Japan.

Johan Creten has been working in the center of The Hague, in the Netherlands, for more than three years. This nomadic artist, who regularly changes his studio, has made ceramics his favorite field of exploration. A forerunner in a field that is too often discredited, he has helped to restore the discipline to its rightful place.

Take an hour break to discover the work of a French painter, Edouard Manet. You will discover his labour with Lola de valence, Olympia, Eel and red mullet.

Take an hour break to discover the work of a French painter, Paul Cezanne. You will discover his labour with his still-life, mill on the Couleuvre at Pontoise, Young girl with doll.