Rembrandt
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate mysteries behind paintings. A picture up for auction is suspected of having been stolen. Could it really be a Rembrandt?
Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould team up to investigate mysteries behind paintings.
In this closing episode, suspicions are aroused when Philip and his researcher Bendor spot a rogue picture for sale in a South African auction house. It exudes all the classic scent of being a 'sleeper', an important picture that has been miscatalogued and offered for a very low price.
But there is a darker side revealed when investigations uncover that this is a wanted painting, having been stolen by the Nazis in World War II. Records show it was considered a German national treasure, once thought to have been painted by Rembrandt. A Jewish family have been trying to track it and other works stolen from their gallery ever since.
With minutes to go, Philip and Fiona manage to stop the sale and release the picture for investigation. Having picked it up from Cape Town, Fiona delivers it to Philip and an in-depth examination utilising the latest infrared and forensic testing begins. Can it really be by Rembrandt and will it be possible to see it returned to its rightful owners?
In an effort to solve who painted it, Philip travels to Amsterdam to meet a man with the power of a demigod; the chair of the Rembrandt Research Project on whose word hangs the verdict that can make the value differ by many millions of pounds.
Fiona meanwhile tries to unpick the thorny question of ownership before returning the picture to South Africa, when the owner of the disputed painting finally emerges from the shadows to tell his story.
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00:06Craig Armstrong
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00:08Craig Armstrong
Glasgow
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00:15SeΓ΅n Γ“ Riada
Mna Na Heireann
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00:17Jerry Goldsmith
Theme from Basic Instinct
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00:25The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The Battle
Conductor: Nic Raine.
Studio of Rembrandt?
A closer look at Rembrandt
Rembrandt was one of the most influential European painters of his time. He painted hundreds of portraits and historical paintings when many of his peers were painting scenes of everyday life.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Philip Mould |
| Presenter | Fiona Bruce |
| Producer | Ben Southwell |
| Director | Ben Southwell |
| Series Producer | Simon Shaw |
Broadcasts
Sun 10 Jul 2011 19:00
Thu 14 Jul 2011 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD- Wed 24 Aug 2011 23:20
Wed 24 Aug 2011 23:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland- Mon 14 Jan 2019 20:00
- Tue 15 Jan 2019 02:00
How to contact us
Get in touch if you think you have a lost masterpiece.