The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.

An exploration of the work of controversial pop artist Allen Jones, whose erotic sculptures have ang...

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Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering wh...

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Portrait of the Italian sculptor Donatello (1386-1466), a precursor of the High Renaissance who cons...

Taking its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet, the American impressionist movement follo...

This is a 1991 documentary film about the legendary artist and filmmaker, Joseph Cornell, who made t...

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Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the...

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A visual journey into the life and legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated artists, Brett White...

London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo...

A documentary short which follows follow Quandamooka artist Megan Cope in the creation of her work '...
The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and p...

Johan van der Keuken went against the grain in 1980: from Amsterdam (on April 30 with the coronation...
Three stand-up comedians seek fame and fortune in the hottest comedy scene in the world: San Francis...