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He chronicles the struggles of eight artists caravaggio, bernini, rembrandt, david, turner, van. His awardwinning books, translated into fifteen languages, include citizens, landscape and memory, rembrandts eyes, a history of britain, the power of art, rough crossings, the american future, the face of britain and the story of the jews. Power of art is a bbc documentary series written and presented by simon schama. Schamas recent book is the companion volume to the bbc television series of the same title. This the power of art book is telling about great art has dreadful manners, simon schama observes wryly at the start of his epic and explosive exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. Great art has dreadful manners, simon schama observes wryly at the start of his epic and explosive exploration of. In each episode historian simon schama treats, in his own erudite, unconventional and somewhat socially engaged. Simon schama on making the power of art series youtube.
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It aired in poland on tvp2 in february and march 2008, on pbs in the us and re broadcast in september 2008 on tvontario in canada, abc1 in australia, australia network in the asiapacific region, tv one in new zealand and on et1 in greece. Simon schama historian and authors love affair with words. Popular videos simon schama s power of art simon schama s power of art topic. The second volume of simon schamas epic history is a story of revolution and reaction, of progress and catastrophe. The series was broadcast in october and november 2006 on bbc2.
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