Nigel Greenwood talks about Auguste Renoir's La Loge, which hangs at the Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, and compares his work with that of other French Impressionist painters.

Hugh Vickers talks about Duccio's Madonna and Child, which hangs at the National Gallery in London. He compares the painting to other works by Duccio and to other religious art of the time. Show more

Peter Wilson talks about Paul Cezanne's style and inspirations, with reference to his painting The Lake of Annecy, which hangs at the Courtauld Institute Galleries in London.

David Hockney talks about the Frescoes by Domenichino in the National Gallery, London. He explains how the border on the painting depicting Apollo killing the Cyclops affects the picture. Show more

Patrick Nuttgens talks about Jan Vermeer's The Guitar Player, considering the artist's use of light and his interest in showing people in domestic settings with musical instruments. Show more

Sir Hugh Casson talks about Greenwich Reach, a painting by George Chambers, which hangs at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Show more

Jonathan Miller considers the work of 18th century English painter Joseph Wright, including his famous pictures The Orrery and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump. Show more

Lord David Cecil discusses the work of great English painters Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Constable, William Hogarth and Samuel Palmer. Show more

James White, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, talks about the paintings and drawings of Jack B. Yeats, brother of the poet W.B. Yeats.

Fan and collector Barry Humphries looks at the collection of works by largely forgotten artist Charles Edward Conder in the Queens Park Art Gallery in Manchester.

Malcolm Cormack discusses one of the Fitzwilliam Museum's most striking group of pictures, painted in 16th century Venice by Palma Vecchio, Paolo Veronese and Titian. Show more

From the Castle Museum, Norwich, Basil Taylor looks at the work of the artist John Sell Cotman.

Michael Canney looks through the collection in the American Museum near Bath. He is drawn to the untutored and largely anonymous folk artists' work by their honesty of purpose and clarity of design. Show more

Jonah Jones tells the story of the Davies sisters, who were ridiculed when they started buying French Impressionist paintings in the early 20th century. But their collection is now priceless. Show more

Scottish painter James Cumming discusses the Scottish School in the early 19th century, examining the Romantic landscapes of John Thomson and David Wilkie's genre paintings, among others. Show more

William Thomson discusses Thomas Gainsborough's painting Lady Howe. He compares it to other works by Gainsborough and contrasts the artist's portraits and landscapes. Show more

Edwin Mullins shines a spotlight on Alberto Giacometti's Portrait of Caroline. He also considers Giacometti's work as a sculptor and shows how he was influenced by Egyptian art. Show more

Michael Kitson considers Claude Lorrain's Landscape Near Rome with a View of the Ponte Molle, which hangs at the Birmingham City Art Gallery.

David Thompson discusses Bridget Riley's The Fall, criticised by many as modern art, and compares it to paintings by artists such as Rubens, Turner and Van Gogh.

Alan Bennett offers his personal opinion of various paintings, including works by Henry Moore and Walter Sickert, as he revisits Leeds City Art Gallery.