imagine… - Season 10 - Eps 2: Velazquez, The Painter's Painter
Imagine presents a portrait of the artist regarded by many as the greatest painter of all time. Court painter to Philip IV of Spain, Velazquez is the artist other painters most admire, and his masterpiece, Las Meninas is considered the high point of European Art - yet he virtually abandoned his art for material gain and social ambition.
About imagine…
Title: imagine…
First Air Date: 2003-06-11
Last Air Date: 2024-04-16
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 5.6/10 (from 7 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 52
Total Episodes: 339
Network: BBC One
Genres: Documentary, News
Production Companies: BBC, BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions
Synopsis
The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
Cast
Alan Yentob
Self - Presenter
