Art critic Waldemar Januszczak explores eight famous European masterpieces, trying to uncover the story behind each painting in these compelling episodes of the television series from the United Kingdom. Supplying interesting details and discussing the artwork with droll humor, Januszczak examines pieces by Thomas Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Giorgione, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Édouard Manet and Jan van Eyck.