Sister Wendy's Story of Painting

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.

Documentary

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.

Documentary

Total 1 seasons, 10 episodes

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.

Aired 29 years ago

10 Episodes

Episode 1The Mists of Time30 min
Sister Wendy discovers masterpieces from the time of the cavemen, the world of the pharaohs, and the age of chivalry.
Episode 2A Hero Steps Forth30 min
Sister Wendy takes a closer look at art in the Middle Ages. Featured is works by Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch.
Episode 3The Age of Genius30 min
Sister Wendy visits Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, where she explains why she thinks the Mona Lisa is smiling. Then she moves on to Rome, where she explores the Sistine Chapel.
Episode 4Two Sides of the Alps30 min
Sister Wendy looks at the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Europe, taking in works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Bruegel along the way.
Episode 5Passion and Ecstasy30 min
Sister Wendy looks at how, in the Baroque period, the Catholic Church used art and artists to fight back against the Reformation of Rome.