Simon Schama's Power of Art
Caravaggio
Season 1 Episode 1 of 8
The historian recounts the stories of high drama behind the making of eight masterpieces, beginning with Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's David with the Head of Goliath. He returns to Rome in 1603, where the Italian Baroque painter broke with artistic convention by creating earthy, realistic images using models taken from streets, taverns, markets and brothels
Simon Schama's Power of Art airs on BBC Four HD at 2:20 AM, Wednesday 14 May. (Subtitles, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Simon Schama
Presenter
Carl Hindmarch
Director