Perspective

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  • Premiered: Apr 2020
  • Episodes: 25
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Season 1
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The Birth of Baroque (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
Series following art critic Waldemar Januszczak as he explores the Baroque tradition in many of its key locations. He begins at St Peter's in Rome and details the ...
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The Art of Barbarians (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
The "Barbarians" are often blamed for the collapse of the Roman Empire, but in reality they were fascinating civilisations that produced magnificent art. Focusing ...
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Orchestra of Recovering Addicts (Musical Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
The highly respectable world of classical musicians is rarely linked to addictive behaviour. In this uplifting one-off documentary, the composer and musician ...
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Behind Jane Austen (Literary Arts Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
Lucy Worsley explores the different houses in which Jane Austen lived and stayed, to discover just how much they shaped Jane's life and novels. On a journey ...
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Designing St Paul's Cathedral (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
Waldemar Januszczak brings the Baroque home with an exploration of the English Baroque at London's Hawksmoor churches and Christopher Wren's iconic St ...
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Finding God in Art (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
Januszczak shows how Christianity emerged into the Roman Empire as an artistic force in the third and fourth centuries. Early Christians had no art but practised ...
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Baroque's Dark Heart (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak explores the Baroque tradition. He follows Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, focusing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago ...
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Art of the Vikings (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
This episode concentrates on the Vikings and their inventive craftsmanship, the expansive Carolingians' art of exquisite finesse and richness and the skillful ...
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The Art of Islam (Art History Documentary)
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Apr 30, 2020
Along with Christianity, the Dark Ages saw the emergence of another religion — Islam. After emerging in the Near East, it spread across North Africa and into ...
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The Haunting Mystery of Gauguin's Masterpiece (Art Documentary)
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May 07, 2020
Waldemar examines the symbolism and haunting mystery of Gaugin's masterpiece. It amounts to a religious epic about good and evil, temptation and desire.
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Philadelphia's 3D Street Graffiti (Street Art Documentary)
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May 09, 2020
In Philadelphia, street artist Julian Beever creates a chalk-drawing tribute to the American eagle. Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get ...
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The Shocking Story Behind Van Gogh's Self Portrait (Art History Documentary)
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May 09, 2020
Waldemar draws out the untold stories hidden in Van Gogh's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear. It is a tale of geishas, brothels, bullfights, love affairs, suffering and ...
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Exploring America's Most Famous Art (Art Documentary)
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May 14, 2020
Series looking at American art. Waldemar Januszczak is on the East Coast, where he explores the works of George Bellows, Reginald Mash, Thomas Wilfred ...
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The History of Sculpted Women (Sculpture Art Documentary)
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May 14, 2020
Waldemar Januszczak traces the representation of women in sculpture from the prehistoric Venus of Willendorf, via the Venus de Milo, to Marc Quinn's ...
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History's Greatest Impressionists (Arts Documentary)
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May 16, 2020
Waldemar delves into the back stories of four of the most influential Impressionists - Pissarro, Monet, Renoir and Bazille - who together laid the foundations of the ...
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Mary Magdalene Art's Scarlet Woman (Art Documentary)
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May 16, 2020
Waldemar Januszczak explores the impact of Mary Magdalene's myth on art and artists. In art all Christian saints are inventions but Mary Magdalene has been ...
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Story behind the Mona Lisa (Art History Documentary)
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May 21, 2020
More than a masterpiece, the lady with the enigmatic smile turned into a pop culture icon after a heist captured the world's attention. Perspective is YouTube's ...
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Caravaggio's Masterpiece Boy Bitten by a Lizard (Art History Documentary)
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May 21, 2020
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio: As the only great artist to commit murder, Caravaggio knew a little about the impetuosity of youth, and he portrays his ...
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The Royal Artists Holbein, Eye of the Tudors (Art History Documentary)
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May 22, 2020
British art historian Waldemar Januszczak shows that Hans Holbein witnessed and recorded the most notorious era in British history. He painted most of the ...
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3D Street Art in Paris (Street Art Documentary)
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May 22, 2020
Chalk it up to pavement artist Julian Beever, who heads to Paris and uses chalk to render a three-dimensional depiction of the Eiffel Tower. Perspective is ...
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Islam's Vast Contribution to Art (Art Documentary)
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May 28, 2020
This feature-length documentary examines Islam's rich and significant contribution to western art and culture Presenter and art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, sets ...
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How to Paint a Beautiful River Scape (Painting Documentary)
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May 28, 2020
Keith Fenwick paints a beautiful river scape, but he shows us how to use artistic license to paint more than meets the eye. This refreshing new series allows ...
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World's Most Valuable Painting (Art History Documentary)
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May 30, 2020
Adele's Wish is the controversial story behind the world's most valuable painting, the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt. The film recounts the ...
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3D Street Art in London (Street Art Documentary)
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May 30, 2020
Street artist Julian Beever creates a chalk drawing of Big Ben in London. Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, ...
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Painting a Beautiful Stone Bridge (Painting Documentary)
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Jun 04, 2020
Keith Fenwick visits the small hamlet of Watendlath, where a beautiful old stone bridge arches across a river. Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts.

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