The Hidden Life Of Masterpieces

The Louvre possesses some of the most important works painted by Raphael at the end of his career, including the Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. Experts scrutinize and debate that masterpiece, the inscrutable Self-Portrait with a Friend, and Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan, which has barely survived five centuries of botched restorations.

When is a Rembrandt not a Rembrandt? In the past, more than 800 paintings were attributed to the Dutch master; today that number has dropped to 300. This episode looks closely at several authenticated Rembrandts, including Bathsheba at Her Bath, Philosopher in Meditation, and Carcass of Beef (Slaughtered Ox).