PAINTING: The Census at Bethlehem

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was a Spanish Surrealist artist known for his technical skill and precise draftsmanship. Listen to this episode of The Mystery Behind Art History to learn more about Salvador Dali, a bizarre and striking artist. 

Want to know more about the famous polymath of the Italian Renaissance who is also considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time? Listen to this 30 minute episode of The Mystery Behind Art History. 

En apenas 13.000 kilómetros cuadrados, en la pequeña región de Flandes, al norte de Bélgica se concentra mucho arte. La zona puede presumir de ser un territorio mundialmente conocido sobre todo por los amantes del arte gracias a que artistas de la talla de Van Eyck, Bruegel El Vi ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting of 1559, 'The Fight Between Carnival And Lent'. Created in Antwerp at a time of religious tension between Catholics and Protestants, the painting is rich in detail and seems ripe for interpretation. But Bruegel i ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the astonishing work of Michelangelo (1477-1564) in this great chapel in the Vatican, firstly the ceiling with images from Genesis (of which the image above is a detail) and later The Last Judgement on the altar wall. For the Papacy, Michelangelo's ...  Show more

With every brushstroke, Rembrandt brought biblical characters to life through his artwork. Today, Dr. Stephen Nichols gives us a tour of one of his masterpieces, recounting the life of this famous Dutch painter along the way. Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhisto ...  Show more