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Objects of desire

An iconic painting. An ancient manuscript. A cylinder with 2600 years of history. Learn about artifacts and images that have intrigued humans for centuries, and why we find them so alluring.

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Amit Sood

Every piece of art you've ever wanted to see -- up close and searchable

14 minutes 51 seconds

Denis Dutton

A Darwinian theory of beauty

15 minutes 16 seconds

Anjan Chatterjee

How your brain decides what is beautiful

14 minutes 38 seconds

Elizabeth Lev

The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel

17 minutes 23 seconds

William Noel

Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes

14 minutes 36 seconds

Maurizio Seracini

The secret lives of paintings

12 minutes 17 seconds

Siegfried Woldhek

The search for the true face of Leonardo

4 minutes 4 seconds

Paola Antonelli

Treat design as art

17 minutes 57 seconds

Tracy Chevalier

Finding the story inside the painting

14 minutes 4 seconds

Neil MacGregor

2600 years of history in one object

19 minutes 20 seconds

Ursus Wehrli

Tidying up art

15 minutes 37 seconds