The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak

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Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden in four famous paintings.

Documentary series in which Waldemar Januszczak sets out to uncover the secret meanings hidden in four famous paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat.

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The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak: Series 1: Cezanne's Card Players

Cezanne's Card Players

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Waldemar Januszczak reveals why Cezanne painted two old men hunched over a game of cards.

Why did Cezanne paint two old men hunched over a game of cards? Waldemar Januszczak explores the artist's religious beliefs to uncover the secrets of a haunting masterpiece.

The Card Players is one of Cezanne’s best-known pictures, but it is also one of his most mysterious. Why did the so-called father of modern art paint two old men hunched over a game of cards? What is the picture trying to tell us?

By exploring Cezanne’s puzzling religious beliefs and his passion for Mary Magdalene, the patron saint of Provence, Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the surprising secrets of a haunting masterpiece.

The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak: Series 1

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