The Private Life of a Masterpiece Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection (2001– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Documentary
- Year :
- 2001–
- Directror :
- John Bush
- Cast :
- Samuel West,Luigi Andreini,Marilyn Aronberg Lavin
- Writer :
- Russell Davies
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 49min
- Rating :
- 7.4/10
What is "the greatest painting in the world"? According to Aldous Huxley, it is The Resurrection painted by Piero della Francesca in the 1460s. The fresco's origins, power, and miraculous survival during World War II are discussed.
Episode cast overview: | |||
Samuel West | - | Himself - Narrator (voice) | |
Luigi Andreini | - | Himself - Local Historian, Sansepolcro | |
Marilyn Aronberg Lavin | - | Herself - Piero Della Francesca Art Historian | |
Mariangela Betti | - | Herself - Director, Civic Museum, Sansepolcro | |
Michael Browne | - | Himself - Artist, The Art of the Game | |
Richard Cork | - | Himself - Art Critic | |
Caroline Elam | - | Herself - Art Historian | |
Martin Kemp | - | Himself - Professor of Art History, Oxford | |
Anton Krajnc | - | Himself - Artist, The Resurrection Wall | |
Alec Strahan | - | Himself - Royal Horse Artillery 1942-44 | |
Luke Syson | - | Himself - National Gallery, London | |
Timothy Verdon | - | Himself - Canon, Florence Cathedral | |
Adelmo Del Siena | - | Piero Della Francesca | |
Rodolfo Maria Salvi | - | The Boy | |
Nicholas Gasson | - | The Reader |