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Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture, revealing the stories behind the most compelling images in British art and examining the ways portraiture is used to make a statement.
BBC Two
Season 1
5 episodes
Simon Schama
Self - Presenter
Art of China
2014
The Legends of Paris: A Tale of the 19th Century Artistic Scene
2024
Anh's Brush with Fame
2016
Art of Germany
2010
Lost Women Art
2021
Karin och Carl Larsson
2023
Simon Schama's History of Now
2022
Art of the Western World
Simon Schama's Power of Art
2006
Rebuilding Ancient Rome
2015
The Art of Russia
2009
Leonardo da Vinci
Bares für Rares
2013
The High Art of the Low Countries
Sister Wendy's Story of Painting
1996
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Houses of Art
The Great Epochs of European Art
1989
How Art Made The World
2005
The Adventurers of Modern Art