Season 1
7 episodes · 2009
1Lucian Freud - 1. Portraits
An introduction to the artist's work, a description of his stylistic evolution, an introduction to the art of painting.
2Ingres — 1. Ingres érotique
From L’Odalisque au Bain turc, via the Baigneuse Valpinçon, a reflection on the anatomical distortions in Ingres' famous nudes.
3Ingres — 2. Portraits
Large female portraits, with fascinating drapery in satin and velvet, a reflection on the photogenic nature of Ingresque painting.
4Titien — 1. les années 1510-1523
Titian's early masterpieces (from the years 1510–23).
5Giorgione Versus Titien
From Giorgione's Concert Champêtre to Titian's great bacchanals, a stylistic demonstration of the antinomy between two great painters, the former being the master of the latter.
6Titien — 2. Tiziano Colours
Red, pink, blue, green, gold and mud make up Titian's palette and, more broadly, the Venetian light.
7Lucian Freud — 2. les nus
The power struggle between the painter and the model in the case of paintings by an artist who makes beautiful women look ugly and ugly women look beautiful.