The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak S01 complete (1280x720p HD, 50fps, soft Eng subs)

S01E01 Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
Painted soon after he cut off his ear with a razor, Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear is one of his most celebrated works. But how much do we really know about it?  /  / In a far-ranging investigation, Waldemar Januszczak delves into the clues hidden in the painting. The result is a tale of geishas, brothels, bullfights, love affairs, suffering and a fiery relationship with Gauguin. Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear has a powerful secret message, if you know what to look for.

S01E02 Seurat's Les Poseuses
Hanging in the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Seurat's Les Poseuses is probably his least-known painting. It is also a picture brimming with codes and hidden meanings. It shows three nudes in the artist's studio, but included in the background is Seurat's famous masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. /  / Why is it there? What is it trying to say? Why two pictures at once? Waldemar Januszczak

S01E03 - Gauguin's Vision After the Sermon
The Vision After the Sermon is a painting full of symbolism and mystery. But what does Gauguin's famous work have to do with a 17-year-old girl called Madeleine, with Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, and with sumo wrestlers?  //
Waldemar Januszczak reveals all as he investigates Gauguin's epic religious painting about good and evil, temptation and desire.

S01E04 Cezanne's Card Players
The Card Players is one of Cezanne's best-known pictures, but it is also one of his most mysterious. Why did the so-called father of modern art paint two old men hunched over a game of cards? What is the picture trying to tell us? /  / By exploring Cezanne's puzzling religious beliefs and his passion for Mary Magdalene, the patron saint of Provence, Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the surprising secrets of a haunting masterpiece.


First broadcast: March-April 2020
Duration: 30 minutes per episode

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