Simon Schama's Power of Art

In 1890, Vincent van Gogh painted his greatest masterpiece, "Wheatfield With Crows."

Pablo Picasso's life and his masterpiece, "Guernica."

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "David with the Head of Goliath."

The life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, creator of "The Ecstasy of St. Theresa."

The life of Rembrandt van Rijn and his work, "The Conspiracy of the Batavians Under Claudius Civilus."

The life of Jacques-Louis David and his masterpiece "The Death of Marat."

J.M.W. Turner's life and work, "Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On."

Mark Rothko's life and his masterpiece, "Seagram Murals."