Private Life of a Masterpiece is a BBC arts documentary series that tells the stories behind great works of art reaching from the Renaissance to modern art. David by Michelangelo, The Scream by Edvard Munch, The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya, The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn, Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso, The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck, ... The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer. For behind the beautiful canvases and sculptures are tales of political revolution, wartime escapes, massive ego clashes, social scandal, financial wrangling and shocking violence. The series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world.

在美丽的画布与雕像的背后往往藏着许多故事，本片揭露了历史上最经典艺术作品背后的真相以及惊人的事实！“旷世杰作的秘密”详述了每一件杰作被受争议的旅程。从创作者到破坏杰作的人，是鉴赏家与热爱艺术人群不容错过的绝对经典.....

L’histoire de la création artistique, en décryptant des oeuvres à la renommée mondiale. Chaque épisode donne un éclairage de la réalité politique et sociale induite par l’artiste. Tout en racontant le destin d’un tableau à grand renfort d’anecdotes