The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

Art sleuth Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

2020 HD 28min United Kingdom English

Waldemar Januszczak

Biography Documentary

art art history

S1E1 - Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent Van Gogh 2020-03-17

Van Goghs 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.

S1E2 - Les Poseuses by Georges Seurat 2020-03-24

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.

S1E3 - The Vision After the Sermon by Paul Gauguin 2020-03-31

Waldemar explores Paul Gauguins forbidden romance which sparked the creation of The Vision After the Sermon, one of Gauguins most famous, personal and cryptic religious paintings.

S1E4 - The Card Players by Paul Cezanne 2020-04-07

Waldemar explains why The Card Players by Paul Cezanne is one of the most cryptic examples of Cezannes ambition to combine classic religious art with modernity, and how the cult of Mary Magdalene in French Provence influenced Cezanne.

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