Art History Movies

Many twentieth century European artists, such as Paul Gauguin or Pablo Picasso, were influenced by art brought to Europe from African and Asian coloni...

A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959),a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.

A look at the Sun, the star that revolves at the center of the Solar System, and its representation in art throughout history.

The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal founders of Surrealism, Max Ernst explores the nature...

An account of the short life and the astonishing and provocative work of the Austrian painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918),seen through the peculiar poin...

A documentary about the statue Winged Victory of Samothrace, unquestionably one of the most complete expressions of Hellenistic sculpture

A documentary about the French photographer Nadar aka Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

Emil Nolde was a Nazi – and so what, asks contemporary German artist Daniel Richter. “It’s a moralistic debate. A debate, that mirrors the moralism an...

The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky claimed, or has been credited with, the 'creation' of abstract art. At the core of this film is a dramatic recre...

Throughout the 19th century, imaginative and visionary artists and inventors brought about the advent of a new look, absolutely modern and truly cinem...

A portrait of Spanish comic book author Paco Plaza.

A short film by Peter Greenaway. It depicts the painting The Wedding Feast at Cana by Paolo Veronese, through mixed media and shows different perspect...

Nicholas Baum goes on a journey to Den Bosch, Hieronymus Bosch's town, and gives his explanation about what he thinks the painter's works originally m...

An account of the life and work of the multidisciplinary Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny Madrazo (1871-1949),textile and fashion designer, set designe...

Sometimes reduced to the image of a cursed artist, Amedeo Modigliani, an admirer of the masters of the Italian Renaissance, has traced an unparalleled...