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The Private Life of a Masterpiece Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection (2001– ) Online

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
The Private Life of a Masterpiece Piero della Francesca: The Resurrection (2001– ) Online

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 Samuel West - Himself - Narrator (voice)
Luigi Andreini Luigi Andreini - Himself - Local Historian, Sansepolcro
Marilyn Aronberg Lavin Marilyn Aronberg Lavin - Herself - Piero Della Francesca Art Historian
Mariangela Betti Mariangela Betti - Herself - Director, Civic Museum, Sansepolcro
Michael Browne Michael Browne - Himself - Artist, The Art of the Game
Richard Cork Richard Cork - Himself - Art Critic
Caroline Elam Caroline Elam - Herself - Art Historian
Martin Kemp Martin Kemp - Himself - Professor of Art History, Oxford
Anton Krajnc Anton Krajnc - Himself - Artist, The Resurrection Wall
Alec Strahan Alec Strahan - Himself - Royal Horse Artillery 1942-44
Luke Syson Luke Syson - Himself - National Gallery, London
Timothy Verdon Timothy Verdon - Himself - Canon, Florence Cathedral
Adelmo Del Siena Adelmo Del Siena - Piero Della Francesca
Rodolfo Maria Salvi Rodolfo Maria Salvi - The Boy
Nicholas Gasson Nicholas Gasson - The Reader