The Private Life of a Masterpiece Sandro Botticelli: La Primavera (Season 3, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

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The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Sandro Botticelli: La Primavera (Season 3, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary

Sandro Botticelli's 'La Primavera' is one of art history's most hotly debated paintings. Created in the 1480s and rediscovered only in the 19th century, historians and critics weigh in on the enigmatic painting's origin and meaning.

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2004 (United Kingdom)

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Samuel West Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Van Helsing (2004)
Philippa Berry Self - King's College, Cambridge Self - King's College, Cambridge See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
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Jonathan Nelson Self - Syracuse University of Florence Self - Syracuse University of Florence See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
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Patricia Rubin Self - The Courtauld Institute, London Self - The Courtauld Institute, London See fewer	The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2001)
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