Power of Art

Guernica by Pablo Picasso PBS is currently showing a great series called "Simon Schama's Power of Art." Look at your local listing for the show times. The program features the work of Van Gogh, Picasso, Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, and Rothko.  Schama is my kind of art historian...making the lives of each artist come alive with emotion and personal insight as well placing the artists in the historical context of their time.  I already got the DVD set, and also plan to get the book. Here is more information on the series, and here is a great website about the series.