• Subtitle
    Choose Server
    • Server 1
    • Server 2
    • Server 3
Please choose another server if the video doesn't work or there is an error in the video
How to Look at and Understand Great Art

1 Season
36 Episode

How to Look at and Understand Great Art - Season 1 Episode 18 Portraits—How Artists See Others


(0 votes, average: 0.00/ 10)

48 minutes 2025 HD

  • Share

In examining the diverse functions and types of portraits, study the important elements of facial presentation and the subject's position and gaze with relation to the viewer and the pictorial space. See how Rembrandt added dramatic power to his group "corporation" portraits, and how David carefully rendered Napoleon in symbolic terms.

img

Season

Similar

  • 2016
    img

    The Antagonists: Rivalry in Art

    The Antagonists: Rivalry in Art

    1 2016 HD

    img
  • 2019
    img

    Burgen

    Burgen

    7.30 2019 HD

    img
  • 2017
    img

    Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

    Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

    1 2017 HD

    Danny Baker, Simon Callow, Richard E Grant, Cerys Matthews, Miriam Margolyes and Michael Sheen follow in the footsteps of their favourite British...

    img
  • 1999
    img

    Zoboomafoo

    Zoboomafoo

    6.40 1999 HD

    Zoboomafoo is an American children's television series that aired from January 25, 1999, to April 28, 2001, and is still shown today in syndication...

    img
  • 2019
    img

    The Art of Architecture

    The Art of Architecture

    2.00 2019 HD

    An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.

    img
  • 2011
    img

    Art of America

    Art of America

    6.00 2011 HD

    Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on his most ambitious journey yet, an exploration of the rich, exciting and diverse art history of the United States of...

    img
  • 2014
    img

    Art of China

    Art of China

    8.30 2014 HD

    Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.

    img
  • 2013
    img

    Lily Cole's Art Matters

    Lily Cole's Art Matters

    1 2013 HD

    A series of 6 Arts Documentaries, fronted by supermodel, actress and Cambridge Arts graduate, Lily Cole. Lily gets unprecedented access to some of...

    img
  • 2018
    img

    The Ideal Exhibition with Hervé Tullet

    The Ideal Exhibition with Hervé Tullet

    1 2018 HD

    Hervé Tullet, an artist of playful and uninhibited creations, invites young and old to unleash their creativity. He offers a series of...

    img
  • 2018
    img

    Nachhaltige Architektur

    Nachhaltige Architektur

    1 2018 HD

    img

Recomendation

  • 2022
    img

    Wednesday

    Wednesday

    8.40 2022 HD

    Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at...

    img
  • 2025
    img

    Alien: Earth

    Alien: Earth

    7.79 2025 HD

    When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful...

    img
  • 2022
    img

    The Summer I Turned Pretty

    The Summer I Turned Pretty

    8.17 2022 HD

    Every summer, Belly and her family head to the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every summer is the same ... until Belly turns sixteen....

    img
  • 2025
    img

    Nukitashi the Animation

    Nukitashi the Animation

    7.44 2025 HD

    On Seiran Island, secret society NLNS is united by Junnosuke Tachibana, who is determined to crush a law. They have found a benefactor, an unknown...

    img
  • 2018
    img

    The Rookie

    The Rookie

    8.53 2018 HD

    Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD...

    img
  • 2022
    img

    Peacemaker

    Peacemaker

    8.25 2022 HD

    The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has...

    img
  • 2008
    img

    Breaking Bad

    Breaking Bad

    8.92 2008 HD

    Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes...

    img
  • 1999
    img

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.94 1999 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...

    img
  • 2021
    img

    Squid Game

    Squid Game

    7.90 2021 HD

    Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly...

    img
  • 2005
    img

    Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

    8.22 2005 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

    img