Great Art Explained

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I'm James Payne, a curator, gallerist, and a passionate art lover. I am on a mission to demystify the art world and discover the stories behind the world’s g...

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Art as Propaganda Great Art Explained Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David

Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan by Ilya Repin Great Art Explained

Egon Schiele Great Art Explained

The School of Athens by Raphael Great Art Explained

Jackson Pollock Part Two Fame, Death, and the CIA

Jackson Pollock Part One The Myth of the Modern Artist

Leonora Carrington Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse)

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Caravaggio, Bernini and Pozzo Great Art Cities Rome

Great Art Explained The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

Great Art Explained Man Ray

Great STOLEN Art Explained; Egon Schiele

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William Blake The Ancient of Days Great Art Explained

The Father of Impressionism Édouard Manet Great Art Explained

Van Gogh's Last Painting Great Art Explained

Great Art Cities Istanbul

Great Art Explained The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich

Great Art Explained Bernini's Apollo and Daphne

Great Art Explained Dorothea Tanning

René Magritte Great Art Explained

Gustav Klimt and the Nazis Great Art Cities Vienna

Thomas Gainsborough Great Art Explained

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