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Private Life of a Masterpiece
Series looking at great works of art
Private Life of a Masterpiece Episodes
Whistler's Mother
Whistler's portrait of his elderly Puritan mother is one of the most satirised paintings of all time. Yet when his sombre masterpiece was first unveiled, it was seen as a radica ...
20-07-2026
BBC 4
Series 3: 1. The Kiss
Auguste Rodin's The Kiss has had a more colourful life than most sculptures. At the time of its conception 100 years ago, the intertwined lovers' erotically charged embrace was ...
29-07-2024
BBC 4