{"id":199,"date":"2007-06-22T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2007-06-22T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artcorner.com\/pbs-show-the-power-of-art\/"},"modified":"2007-06-22T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2007-06-22T11:45:50","slug":"pbs-show-the-power-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/blog\/pbs-show-the-power-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on the Lives of 8 Great Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"Simon Schama - The Power of Art\" alt=\"Simon Schama - The Power of Art\" src=\"http:\/\/site.overstockart.com\/images\/scharma.gif\" \/>The world renowned British professor of history and art history at Columbia University, Simon Schama has a great new show called <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Power of Art\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/powerofart\/index.php\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Power of Art<\/a>. The show consists of eight episodes each detailing the lives and important works of eight great artists throughout history.<\/p>\n<p>The eight artists include: <a title=\"Van Gogh oil paintings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/vangogrprod.html\">Van Gogh<\/a>, <a title=\"Pablo Picasso Oil Paintings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/picrep.html\">Picasso<\/a>, Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner and <a title=\"Mark Rothko oil paintings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/ropa1.html\">Mark Rothko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pr. Schama is a great narrator for the show and his insight on art history is so profound and encompassing that it makes this series a real pleasure to watch.<\/p>\n<p>So, check your local listings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world renowned British professor of history and art history at Columbia University, Simon Schama has a great new show called The Power of Art. 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