Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Power of Art

  • Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Wheatfield with Crows,
  • Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and Guernica,
  • Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) and David with the Head of Goliath,
  • Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) and The Ecstasy of St. Theresa,
  • Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) and The Conspiracy of the Batavians under Claudius Civilis,
  • Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) and The Death of Marat,
  • J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) and Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On),
  • Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and the Seagram murals.
The POWER OF ART Web site allows viewers, students and educators to build upon the scholarship and research of the series, and to fully explore the artists, the paintings and the stories behind them.

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