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The Italian artist,Leonardo Da Vinci painted the dining hall of the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan from 1495-1498. This Film Ideas video explores Da Vinci's depictionof Jesus and his apostles' last meal, focusing on the emotions protrayed in the biblical story and Da Vinci's approach to the painting.

Adventurers might still be on the hunt for El Dorado, the fabled city of gold, but there's plenty of treasure right here in this engaging introduction to the gold-loving, sun-adoring, llama-farming Incas and their art. Comprising a host of materials and methods, the artistic creations of the mysterious Inca run the full gamut from the practical to the ceremonial, and viewers are offered a lavish overview.

The Rhine valley-a treasury of medieval art, and, as this program shows, the cradle of what we now think of as distinctly German imagery. Foremost among Cologne's late-Gothic painters was Stefan Lochner, who injected drama and excitement into familiar biblical scenes. At about the same time, Johannes Gutenberg pioneered a printing revolution in the Rhine town of Mainz, leading to one of the greatest innovations in the visual arts, the reproduction,...

Although Barcelona is famous for exuberant modernista buildings, the Gothic Quarter, and big names like Picasso, Janina and Alastair are determined to discover some less well-known cultural treats. Getting away from the crowds on the Ramblas, they seek out the designs of an engineer who arguably put more of a stamp on the city than its star architect, Antoni Gaudí; the Romanesque frescoes that inspired a young Miró, and a surprising collection...

In this series, Adam Rutherford looks at the work of second century anatomist of the Roman Empire, Claudius Galen. Galenused first hand experience to describe his anatomicalobservationsin writing so detailed that later Persian translations included illustrations. After the fall of Constantiople, classical works influenced Renaissance thinkers andartists likeLeonardo da Vinci, who also performed dissections to discover how the human body works. Following...

It was in the Bavarian mountains that much of Germany's sense of nationhood and identity was forged. Caspar David Friedrich became the Romantic movement's first great painter, creating perhaps its defining image in Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. More explicitly nationalistic was the Nazarene Brotherhood, a group of young artists, including Johann Friedrich Overbeck and Philipp Veit, who lived like monks in a deconsecrated monastery. This program also...

Professor Bettany Hughes embarks on a voyage of discovery, traveling across the Mediterranean and Near East to reveal the truth about Venus and her ancestors, proving that this mythological figure is more than just an excuse for sensual nudity and chocolate box romance. This documentary tells the story of one of antiquity's most potent forces. Hers is the story of human desire, and how that desire transforms who we are and how we behave. Hughes explores...

As Christie's celebrates its 250th anniversary, this two-part series follows the drama behind iconic art auctions across the globe to reveal how the world's biggest auction house operates. In the first episode, the program goes behind the scenes in London, New York, and Dubai as staff, experts, advisers, and buyers set art trends, prices, reserves, and records.

As Christie's celebrates its 250th anniversary, this two-part series follows the drama behind iconic art auctions across the globe to reveal how the world's biggest auction house operates. In the second episode, the program goes behind the scenes in London and China as staff, experts, advisers, and buyers set art trends, prices, reserves, and records.