Art History Movies

Dangling from a high window, a young non-binary person is on the cusp of life and death. Flashes of film, literature, art (paintings) and cultural...

A mystical detective story set in the realm of Moscow art scene. Psychedelic trip through different places, characters and strategies in the search...

Many twentieth century European artists, such as Paul Gauguin or Pablo Picasso, were influenced by art brought to Europe from African and Asian...

Mircea Eliade was a traditionalist Romanian novelist and philosopher. Following the disaster of the Second World War, he moved to Paris and Chicago,...

A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes - he also painted machines,...

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

In 1940, the German artist Charlotte Salomon (1917-43) undertook an extraordinary artistic adventure, during which she combined painting, text and...

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition...

A look at the Sun, the star that revolves at the center of the Solar System, and its representation in art throughout history.

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific...

For the whole of his long life Emil Nolde, the leading German Expressionist, luxuriated in colour. Before the First World War in Berlin he made many...

Seven images, each staging their own disappearance.

A movie about James Tissot (1836-1902), a French painter and portraitist

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

A documentary about the French photographer Nadar aka Gaspard-Félix Tournachon

Animated short film of Michelangelo set to Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - I. Allegro con brio.

We immerse ourselves in a quest for the origins of Art, among the very first modern humans. The prehistoric works, of incredible richness and...