Is The Private Life of a Masterpiece coming back?
The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001–2010) on BBC Two
The answer: Concluded December 25, 2010.
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8seasons
29episodes
About The Private Life of a Masterpiece
The Private Life of a Masterpiece reveals the stories behind famous works of art: how the pieces were created, how they have influenced others and how they have come to have a life of their own in the modern world. All the works featured in the series were revolutionary, often shocking at the time, or a ‘first' in some way.
The Private Life of a Masterpiece episode schedule
29 aired
Aired · 29
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 25, 2010 | S8·E2 | Fra Filippo Lippi: The Adoration of the Christ Child |
| April 3, 2010 | S8·E1 | Rogier Van Der Weyden: The Descent From The Cross |
| December 25, 2009 | S7·E2 | Sandro Botticelli: Mystic Nativity |
| April 11, 2009 | S7·E1 | Caravaggio: The Taking of Christ |
| December 26, 2006 | S6·E3 | Paul Gauguin: God's Child |
| December 25, 2006 | S6·E2 | Pieter Breugel: Census at Bethlehem |
| December 24, 2006 | S6·E1 | Jan Van Eyck: The Annunciation |
| April 17, 2006 | S5·E3 | Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection |
| April 14, 2006 | S5·E2 | Salvador Dali: Christ of St John of The Cross |
| April 13, 2006 | S5·E1 | Leonardo Da Vinci: The Last Supper |
| April 30, 2005 | S4·E4 | Gustav Klimt: The Kiss |
| April 23, 2005 | S4·E3 | Georges Seurat: Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884 |
| April 16, 2005 | S4·E5 | Paolo Uccello: The Battle of San Romano |
| April 9, 2005 | S4·E2 | Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting |
| April 2, 2005 | S4·E1 | Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People |
| May 15, 2004 | S3·E10 | James Whistler: Portrait Of The Artist's Mother |
| May 8, 2004 | S3·E9 | Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles D'Avignon |
| May 1, 2004 | S3·E8 | Vincent Van Gogh: The Sunflowers |
| April 24, 2004 | S3·E7 | Edgar Degas: Little Dancer, Aged 14 |
| April 17, 2004 | S3·E6 | Hokusai: The Great Wave |
| February 16, 2004 | S3·E5 | Sandro Botticelli: The Primavera |
| February 9, 2004 | S3·E4 | Rembrandt: The Night Watch |
| February 2, 2004 | S3·E3 | Auguste Renoir: Dance At The Moulin de lA Galette |
| January 26, 2004 | S3·E2 | Francisco Goya: The Third of May 1808 |
| January 19, 2004 | S3·E1 | Auguste Rodin: The Kiss |
| January 25, 2003 | S2·E2 | Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus |
| January 18, 2003 | S2·E1 | Édouard Manet: Le déjeuner sur l'herbe |
| December 8, 2001 | S1·E2 | Michelangelo: David |
| May 30, 2001 | S1·E1 | Edvard Munch: The Scream |