Masterstroke

**Season 2 is out!** Masterstroke is a documentary series investigating some of the most famous and interesting religious art in history.

Masterstroke

Videos

Ep 6 Artemesia
Duration: 28:30

On a list of 101 great painters of all time, only three were women. This week, Masterstroke looks at the astonishing story of one of the greatest painters you've probably never heard of.

Ep 5 Money
Duration: 28:30

Wall Street bankers voted themselves $28 billion in bonuses, while 2.8 billion people struggled on less than $2 per day. What can the history of art teach us about the "rights" and "wrongs" of money?

Ep 4 The Power of Forgiveness
Duration: 28:30

This week on Masterstroke, Neale explores the benefits and beauty of the art of forgiveness.

Ep 3 The Mystery of Miracles
Duration: 28:30

This week, Masterstroke examines what the greatest art in history tells us about the mystery of miracles.

Ep 2 The Secret of Die Schachspieler
Duration: 28:30

The painting is called "The Chess Players". It's a desperate scene of a man losing his soul to the devil—or is it? What is the secret this painting hides?

Ep 1 Law & Grace
Duration: 28:30

What is more important—justice or forgiveness? It's the tension that one painter struggled to resolve, and he created possibly one of the most influential paintings in Christian history.

About the show

Why did Rembrandt paint himself as the “Prodigal Son”? Why did Van Gogh paint his ginger beard on Lazarus? Why did Caravaggio paint his own head in the place of Goliath’s?


Masterstroke is a documentary series investigating some of the most famous and interesting religious art in history. At a time when many couldn’t read, art was used as the basis for an understanding of God. Each program explores the stories behind both the paintings and the artists.

Masterstroke
Categories
Documentary, Biblical Insights & Prophecy , History, Culture
Seasons
2
Episodes
12
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