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- S1 E1 - The Classical IdealOctober 1, 198957minThe Greeks created a classical ideal against which all subsequent art would be measured; Rome's genius lay in architecture and civil engineering. Featured: the Parthenon, the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon, the Pantheon, the sarcophagus of Juius Bassus.Available to buy
- S1 E2 - A White Garment of Churches: Romanesque and Gothic ArtOctober 8, 198957minRomanesque art and architecture were shaped by two powerful forces: pilgrimage and the monastic movement. Later, Gothic cathedrals were filled with divine light. Featured: Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Vezelay, sculpture of Gislebertus.Available to buy
- S1 E3 - The Early RenaissanceOctober 15, 198957minIn Florence, classical themes were reborn and merged with Christian values. In the north, the Flemish masters worked in a new medium: oils. Featured: Donatello, Fra Angelico, Brunelleschi's dome, Claus Sluter, the Isenheim altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, Durer.Available to buy
- S1 E4 - The High RenaissanceOctober 22, 198957minPapal patronage made Rome a vibrant center of art once more. In Venice, the great artists were preoccupied with theatre, nature, and classical style. Featured: Da Vinci's Last Supper, Michelangelo's David, Titian, Tintoretto, Palladio's villas.Available to buy
- S1 E5 - Realms of Light: The BaroqueJanuary 1, 198957minThe Counter-Reformation inspired an artistic revival and an exuberant new style. In royal courts, artists expressed the power of the monarch. Featured: Caravaggio, Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa, Belvedere Palace, Rubens, Velazquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt.Available to buy
- S1 E6 - An Age of Reason, an Age of PassionJanuary 1, 198957minAs society revolted against decadence and corruption, artists turned again to classical Greece. The romantic painters in turn elevated individual expression. Featured: Watteau, Syon House, David's The Death of Marat, Ingres, Delacroix, The Third of May.Available to buy
- S1 E7 - A Fresh View: Impressionism and PostimpressionismJanuary 1, 198957minOnce scorned and despised, impressionist paintings today are among the most familiar images in art. Postimpressionists broke new ground with their radical use of color. Featured: Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Deurat's Sunday Afternoon.Available to buy
- S1 E8 - Into the 20th CenturyJanuary 1, 198957minRapid advances in science, thought, and technology led to the secessionists, fauves, and cubists. Dada rejected everything, and architecture went international. Featured: Klimt, Matisse, Picasso, Mondrian, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye.Available to buy
- S1 E9 - In Our Own TimeJanuary 1, 198958minThe center of the art world moved to New York, home to abstract expressionism. Artists reacted to postwar society with a bewildering array of styles, and postmodernism mined the past for ideas. Featured: Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg, WarholAvailable to buy
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- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Geoff DunlopBayley SilleckPerry Miller AdatoMick GoldEugene MarnerTeri Wehn-DamischMelissa Llewelyn-DaviesIan PottsSuzanne Bauman
- Producers
- Perry Miller Adato
- Cast
- Michael Wood
- Studio
- Acorn Media
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