Art History Movies

A movie about James Tissot (1836-1902), a French painter and portraitist

An artistic animated short showing the life in secondary school.

The passionate story of the femme fatale, seductive and dangerous, a myth and a fantasy, through her representation in art.

Animated short film of Michelangelo set to Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - I. Allegro con brio.

Both a visit to a very peculiar exhibition at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany, as well as an unprejudiced look at the...

Michael Palin travels to France in search of the Mediterranean view on his wall, captured by his favourite artist, Scottish painter Anne Redpath. He...

A look at the Sun, the star that revolves at the center of the Solar System, and its representation in art throughout history.

A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes - he also painted machines,...

The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky claimed, or has been credited with, the 'creation' of abstract art. At the core of this film is a dramatic...

A portrait of Spanish comic book author Paco Plaza.

Documentary about the history of 20th century globalization through the lens of the World Trade Organization's changing art collection; from works of...

From 1853, Japan opens up to the West. Numerous works of art and woodcuts find their way to Europe. The Impressionists and later the European...

From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums...