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London National Gallery's Best Photos

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Watch this video showing some of the best photos submitted to the London National Gallery in this video from Reuters.

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Secrets of "The Last Supper" (2:16)

Explore the secrets behind da Vinci's famous "The Last Supper."

Picasso Stolen in France (0:48)

Watch this video about art theft on HowStuffWorks.

Art of the News (1:40)

Watch this video about news as art on HowStuffWorks. "The Emergency Room" opens in New York, where artists produce works based on news under tight deadlines. The exhibition is constantly evolving with new works created every day. "Emergency Room"... More »

NYC Woman Finds Million Dollar Painting in Trash (1:22)

The adage has never been more true - one person's trash is another person's treasure. Watch this Reuters video to see how a New York City woman found a painting in her trash, took it to an art gallery and found out that it was a stolen painting... More »

Rockwell Santa Art (0:57)

Watch this video to learn about the value of Christmas and Santa art by Norman Rockwell. Some Saturday Evening Post images with Santa are expected to fetch millions of dollars at Christie's auctions.

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Discovering the Arts: The Life and Times of Rembrandt (55:36)

Rembrandt was a master at manipulating light and shade. Explore the paintings of this 17th-century artist who created intense characters and scenes.

Rembrandt: Restoring Rembrandt's Paintings and Etchings (13:25)

Rembrandt developed styles of painting and etching which emphasized realism and expressive emotion. Restoring his works is a complicated process which involves reversing the work of previous restorers.

Rembrandt: The Night Watch (9:45)

Rembrandt painted The Night Watch from 1640 to 1642. The painting portrays members of a civilian militia in Amsterdam who protected the city during the Dutch war with Spain.

Rembrandt: What Art and Artists Add To Culture (0:48)

Watch as students discuss the ways in which artists enrich our lives. Additionally, the narrators present several discussion questions for the second part of the program.

Rembrandt: The Rembrandt Gallery (15:42)

Rembrandt painted people more often than he painted landscapes, and his portraits and historical paintings are renowned for their subtlety, grace and powerful portrayal of human emotion. He painted many self-portraits, as well as portraits of loved... More »

Rembrandt: Rembrandt's Life (12:03)

Rembrandt van Rijn came from a middle-class background and trained with the most successful painters of his day. As a young man, he developed his own uniquely expressive style and moved to the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, to ply his trade.

Rembrandt: The Love of Art (0:55)

In this segment, students discuss why they are interested in art. The narrators also raise several discussion questions that students should consider during the program.

Discovering Fine Arts: Venice Challenges Turner (2:44)

The lighting and colors of Venice challenged artists, especially those like Turner who loved to experiment with Venice's varied atmospheres.

Discovering Fine Arts: Turner Finds his Style in Venice (2:32)

The light and colors of Venice by day helped Turner define and clarify his style. Many of his paintings depict sites along the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge.

Discovering Fine Arts: A New Romantic View of Venice (2:31)

The Romantics changed the fundamental image of Venice, especially through their depictions of fog and their fusion of nature and art.