
Three drama-documentary films set in a Paris art studio during a century of scandal and revolution, exploring the lives of French artists Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste Ingres, and Théodore Géricault.
Air Date: 1986-02-12
From the last decadent days of the old monarchy through the Revolution and the rise and fall of Napoleon, the arts in...
Air Date: 1986-02-19
Napoleon has fallen, and David is in exile. His star pupil, Jean-Auguste Ingres, seems set to assume the role of firs...
Air Date: 1986-02-26
By the middle of the 19th century, Ingres is the grand old man of French painting. His arch-rival Delacroix is still ...