The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Season 5 Episode 3: Paolo Uccello: The Battle of San Romano

An armoured knight in the thick of battle astride his white charger forms the central figure of a dramatic 15th-century masterpiece by Paolo Uccello. The painting, in three panels, depicts scenes from the battle of San Romano fought between Florence and Siena in 1432. Using one-point perspective Uccello achieved one of the greatest portrayals of men in close combat. Coveted through the centuries the panels became the victims of an extraordinary art crime.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

9

Episodes:

34

Cast:

Samuel West

Quality:

HD

Duration:

50 min

First Air:

2001

Rating:

5.8