Sister Wendy Beckett looks at the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Europe, taking in works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Bruegel along the way.

Sister Wendy Beckett looks at how, in the Baroque period, the Catholic Church used art and artists to fight back against the Reformation of Rome.

Sister Wendy Beckett explores the golden ages of painting in 17th century Spain, France and the Netherlands. She journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam via the Spanish court to the ruins of ancient Rome. Show more

Sister Wendy Beckett focuses on the art world that developed in America after the Second World War, looking at works by Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud.

Sister Wendy Beckett tells the story of the Impressionists and their followers, visiting Monet's garden at Giverny and the field where Van Gogh shot himself.

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a closer look at art in the Middle Ages. Featuring works by Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch.

Sister Wendy Beckett discovers masterpieces from the time of the cavemen, the world of the pharaohs, and the age of chivalry.

Sister Wendy Beckett explores famous works of art in Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, and Rome, where she visits the Sistine Chapel. Show more

Sister Wendy Beckett visits Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee.

Sister Wendy Beckett studies English painting at the time of the Industrial Revolution, looks at art during the French Revolution, and visits Spain for the romantic genius of Goya.