Polyptych

(piano playing) Man: Here, we're looking at Rogier van der Weyden's Last Judgement which was painted from the late 1440s to early 1450s. It's a very large painting, about 7...

(jazzy music) Male: Let's open it up and take a look inside. Female: We're struck immediately by an explosion of rich colors. Male: This is color that's really possible because...

(music) ("In The Sky With Diamonds" by Scalding Lucy" Beth: We're going to have a look at the Ghent Altarpiece. Steven: It is absolutely breathtaking and...

My name is Carmen Garrido and I have worked at the Museum for many years, more than thirty in fact. I set up and now head the Prado’s Technical Documentation Department. As you know I am an art...

Mari Griffith: Here, in the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing, we’re surrounded by religious paintings from the Renaissance and in these modern galleries with their skylights and sophisticated...