Art History Movies

Dr. Francis Schaeffer's spectacular series on the rise and decline of Western culture from a Christian perspective.

A mystical detective story set in the realm of Moscow art scene. Psychedelic trip through different places, characters and strategies in the search...

An account of the life and work of the multidisciplinary Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny Madrazo (1871-1949), textile and fashion designer, set...

Palazzo Vecchio: a history of art and power. Directed by Piero Messina, through a clever movement of the narration between past and present, makes a...

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

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

Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an...

Documentary about the painters Augustus John and James Dickson Innes who, in 1911, left London for the wild Arenig Valley in North Wales. Over three...

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the development of art and makes palpable where he got his inspiration from.

A documentary about the French photographer Nadar aka Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

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...

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

The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal founders of Surrealism, Max Ernst explores the...

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

Every fall, The Center for Cartoon Studies invites 20 aspiring cartoonists to White River Junction, Vermont for a no-holds-barred education in...