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Raiders Of The Lost Art
It took nearly three centuries for El Greco's paintings to be truly appreciated by the art world; no artist has ever proven more ahead of his time
Previously shown on GREAT! action on Wed 19 Aug 2026 at 09:30.
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ChannelGREAT! action
StartsWed 19 Aug 2026, 09:30
EndsWed 19 Aug 2026, 10:00
Episode / edition: It took nearly three centuries for El Greco's paintings to be truly appreciated by the art world; no artist has ever proven more ahead of his time
SkySky Q / Satellite318About this showing of Raiders Of The Lost Art
In the 1960s, archaeologists working in China made an extraordinary discovery. They unsealed the twelve-hundred-year-old tomb of a princess. Its walls were covered in magnificent murals - an unprecedented glimpse into life during the Tang dynasty. This documentary tells the fascinating story of the great Empire that made those murals, of the Silk Road that connected it to the world, and of the rebellions and disasters that brought the dynasty crashing down.
