Easter in Art

The story of Christ’s death and resurrection has dominated western culture for the past 2000 years. It is perhaps the most significant historical event of all time, as recounted by the gospels but, equally, as depicted by the greatest artists in history. From the triumphant to the savage, the ethereal to the tactile, some of western civilization’s greatest artworks focus on this pivotal moment. This beautifully crafted film explores the Easter story as depicted in art, from the time of the early Christians to the present day. Shot on location in Jerusalem, United States and throughout Europe, the film explores the different ways artists have depicted the Easter story through the ages and thus depicts the history of us all.

Release Date

April 5, 2020

Status

Released

Original Title

Easter in Art

Runtime

1h 25min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Seventh Art Productions

Part of

Exhibition on Screen Collection

Includes: Sunflowers, Young Picasso, Raphael Revealed, Hopper: An American Love Story, Cézanne: Portraits of a Life, Pissarro: Father of Impressionism, Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition, Tokyo Stories, Easter in Art, The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin, Frida Kahlo, Leonardo: The Works, Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait, Van Gogh & Japan, Degas: Passion for Perfection, David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts, Canaletto & the Art of Venice, Michelangelo: Love and Death, The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism, I, Claude Monet, The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch, Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, Renoir: Reviled and Revered, Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood, The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them, Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing, Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis, Matisse, Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London