The rise, fall, and rise again of Leonardo's Last Supper is recounted by critics, historians, and the work's primary restorer. The iconic painting's recreations, spoofs, and its pivotal role in The Da Vinci Code are also discussed.
An examination of Salvador Dali's 1951 painting "Christ of St. John of the Cross." A convert to Catholicism and banished from the Surrealists, Dali finds inspiration in a drawing by a Catholic mystic. The work's uneasy home in Glasgow.
What is "the greatest painting in the world"? According to Aldous Huxley, it is The Resurrection painted by Piero della Francesca in the 1460s. The fresco's origins, power, and miraculous survival during World War II are discussed.
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What is the English language plot outline for The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)?