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S01 Episode 1
Charles II
Following the Stuart Restoration, King Charles II tries to craft a public image that reinforces him as the rightful head of the nation while avoiding the extravagant displays that made his father unpopular.
29 mins · Sun, 30 Jun 2019
S01 Episode 2
The Arnolfini Portrait
Dutch painter Jan van Eyck's enigmatic Arnolfini portrait offers rich material for debating its meaning, including whether the female subject's voluminous gown indicates she was pregnant; Amber explores how wool was dyed in the 1400s.
29 mins · Wed, 10 Jan 2018
S01 Episode 3
The Hedge Cutter
At Broughton Castle, Amber examines a full-size portrait of an 18th-century hedge cutter, a rare example of a worker being immortalized on canvas.
29 mins · Wed, 17 Jan 2018
S01 Episode 4
Dido Belle
Amber studies Dido Belle, the 18th-century daughter of an enslaved African woman brought up at Kenwood House in London.
29 mins · Wed, 24 Jan 2018
S01 Episode 5
The Black Prince
Amber is allowed to closely examine the heraldic surcoat of the Black Prince, eldest son of English King Edward III.
29 mins · Wed, 31 Jan 2018
S01 Episode 6
Marie Antoinette
Amber studies a 1783 portrait of French Queen Marie Antoinette in a loose-fitting garment and tries to understand the woman behind the legend.
29 mins · Wed, 7 Feb 2018
