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The Best Episodes of The Private Life of a Masterpiece Season 5

Every episode of The Private Life of a Masterpiece Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Private Life of a Masterpiece Season 5!

The Best Episodes of The Private Life of a Masterpiece Season 5

Private Life of a Masterpiece is a BBC arts documentary series that tells the stories behind great works of art reaching from the Renaissance to...

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  1. 7.7/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers

    S5:E2

    Perhaps the most reproduced of all 19th century paintings, The Sunflowers has a story that lies at the crux of the complex relationship between Van Gogh and Paul Gaugin. The programme reveals how Van Gogh started to paint sunflowers soon after he moved from Holland to Paris and how they became the emblem of his embrace of Southern France, warmth and the sun. It looks especially at the 8th of the Sunflower paintings, the one in the National Gallery in London which is arguably the best in the series. It was most admired and desired by Gaugin but denied to him by Van Gogh as their relationship deteriorated.

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  2. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

    S5:E3

    A popular masterpiece and yet an enduring enigma. It seems to show a quiet scene in a Paris park but there are hints at the demi-monde, if you know where to look. The most remarkable aspect of this vast canvas however remains Seurat's technique his revolutionary pointillism.

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  3. 7.5/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Auguste Renoir: Dance at the Moulin de la Galette

    S5:E1

    This painting was once described as the most beautiful of all the artworks of the 19th century. Certainly it seems the happiest. But beneath renoir's joyful portrayal of working class Parisians at leisure is another, darker story.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers" is the best rated episode of "The Private Life of a Masterpiece" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/3/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte".