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Great Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr (2020)

Name: Great Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr
Genre: Biography, Documentary, History
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Andrew Marr

Biography · Documentary · History

The broadcaster and journalist Andrew Marr examines the stories behind some of the most famous works of art ever devised. Why were these pieces created and what makes them, in particular, so eternally fascinating? How much did the lives of the artists, and the society and environment they worked in, influence the paintings? Get ready to see truly iconic images in a whole new light.

IMDb rating: 8.5 (52 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Andrew Marr Himself

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

8.06 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 8.0 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci	7.4	12
2	Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh	7.1	12
3	The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner	8.3	12
4	Water Lilies by Claude Monet	8.3	11
5	The Hay Wain by John Constable	8.4	11
6	The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn	8.5	13
7	Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso	8.5	12
8	The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez	8.0	6