Art History Movies

After the untimely death of his 35-year old brother, an artist explores the questions that surfaced from grief by painting 365 paintings and to spur...

Palazzo Vecchio: a history of art and power. Directed by Piero Messina, through a clever movement of the narration between past and present, makes a...

A documentary about Tintoretto.

The multi-talented outsider artist Richard McMahan is on a quest to painstakingly re-create thousands of famous and not-so-famous paintings and...

Fajar Suharno was a theater maestro from the 80's to the 90's. He was imprisoned because his theater activities were considered against the New Order...

A portrait of Spanish comic book author Paco Plaza.

A documentary about the "The Mystic Lamb" painted at the beginning of the 15th century by the Van Eyck brothers.

Ludwig van Beethoven is far more than just an epitome of European culture: he has become a synonym for classical music, much like the Beatles for pop...

This documentary features a kinetic artist who creates vibrant mixed media works that push the boundary between 2D and 3D.

Documentary about the history of 20th century globalization through the lens of the World Trade Organization's changing art collection; from works of...

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the development of art and makes palpable where he got his inspiration from.

"Every single entity contains an adumbration or landskip of the whole Universe" (Jan Baptist van Helmont, 1650).

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

In this film, we get to know the socially engaged sculptor Asbjørn Høglund, who has made a deep impression through his contributions to...

Seven images, each staging their own disappearance.

Scans of Chauvet and Lascaux, ancient cave drawings discovered in France in the 1940's. Meant to be viewed under firelight, the flicker giving the...