The Card Players is one of Cezanne’s best-known pictures, but it is also one of his most mysterious. Why did the so-called father of modern art paint two old men hunched over a game of cards? What is the picture trying to tell us?\n\nBy exploring Cezanne’s puzzling religious beliefs and his passion for Mary Magdalene, the patron saint of Provence, Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the surprising secrets of a haunting masterpiece.
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Series 1: 4. Cezanne's Card Players
The Card Players is one of Cezanne’s best-known pictures, but it is also one of his most mysterious. Why did the so-called father of modern art paint two old men hunched o ...
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BBC 4
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Series 1: 1. Van Gogh's Self-portrait With Bandaged Ear
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BBC 4
Series 1: 3. Gauguin's Vision After The Sermon
The Vision After the Sermon is a painting full of symbolism and mystery. But what does Gauguin’s famous work have to do with a 17-year-old girl called Madeleine, with Vict ...
19-04-2023
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. Seurat's Les Poseuses
Hanging in the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Seurat’s Les Poseuses is probably his least-known painting. It is also a picture brimming with codes and hidden meanings. ...
02-04-2023
BBC 4
Series 1: 4. Cezanne's Card Players
The Card Players is one of Cezanne’s best-known pictures, but it is also one of his most mysterious. Why did the so-called father of modern art paint two old men hunched o ...
23-04-2023
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. Van Gogh's Self-portrait With Bandaged Ear
Painted soon after he cut off his ear with a razor, Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear is one of his most celebrated works. But how much do we really know about it ...
26-03-2023
BBC 4