7.7/1016 votes#1 - Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent Van Gogh
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/17/2020
Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear is one of his most famous works of art. However, hidden inside the painting is a startling secret, a steamy tale of geishas, brothels, bullfights, broken love and artistic jealousy.
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- 7.7/1017 votes
#2 - Les Poseuses by Georges Seurat
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2020
Waldemar investigates the mysteries behind the painting Les Poseuses by the French pointillism master Georges Seurat, best known for his masterpiece La Grande Jatte, a painting which also mysteriously appears in Les Poseuses.
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- 7.5/1012 votes
#3 - The Vision After the Sermon by Paul Gauguin
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/31/2020
Waldemar explores Paul Gauguin's forbidden romance which sparked the creation of The Vision After the Sermon, one of Gauguin's most famous, personal and cryptic religious paintings.
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- 7.9/1014 votes
#4 - The Card Players by Paul Cezanne
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/7/2020
Waldemar explains why The Card Players by Paul Cezanne is one of the most cryptic examples of Cezanne's ambition to combine classic religious art with modernity, and how the cult of Mary Magdalene in French Provence influenced Cezanne.
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The Best Episodes of The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak Season 1
Every episode of The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak Season 1!
Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Four
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent Van Gogh" is the best rated episode of "The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/17/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Les Poseuses by Georges Seurat".