Status
Returning Series
Release
2015 - Present
Seasons / Eps
1 / 5
Simon Schama explores the history of British portraiture, revealing the stories behind the most compelling images in British art and examining the ways portraiture is used to make a statement.
1 Cast Members
Simon Schama
Self - Presenter
5 Episodes
First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
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