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Art of the Western World

1989 2 seasons 12 eps

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S1 · E1

The Legacy of Greece Episode 1

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60 min

S1 · E2 Oct 9, 1989

A White Garment of Churches Episode 2

Romanesque art and architecture were shaped by two powerful forces: pilgrimage and the monastic movement. Gothic cathedrals elaborated and improved upon Romanesque design. Includes: Gislebertus, St.-Denis, Chartres, etc.

60 min

S1 · E3 Oct 16, 1989

The Early Renaissance Episode 3

In 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.

60 min

S1 · E4 Oct 23, 1989

The High Renaissance Episode 4

Rome became a vibrant center of art again with papal patronage. 16th-century Venice sought to present itself as the ideal city-state, infused with spectacle and idealism. Includes: Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto, etc.

60 min

S1 · E5 Dec 31, 1989

Realms of Light: The Baroque Episode 5

The 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.

60 min

S1 · E6 Dec 31, 1989

An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion Episode 6

As 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.

60 min

S1 · E7 Dec 31, 1989

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Episode 7

Once 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.

60 min

S1 · E8 Dec 31, 1989

Into the Twentieth Century Episode 8

Rapid 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.

60 min

S1 · E9 Dec 31, 1989

In Our Own Time Episode 9

The 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, Warhol.

60 min

S1 · E10 Nov 5, 1989

The Age of Gothic Episode 10

This episode explores and celebrates the origins, development, innovations, and glory of Gothic cathedrals, including one of its highest achievements, the cathedral of Chartres.

60 min

S1 · E11 Dec 3, 1989

The Play of Light Episode 11

16th-century Venice sought to present itself as the ideal city-state, and was infused with poetry and spectacle. Venetian art and architecture mirrored this and proclaimed it to the world.

60 min

S1 · E12 Oct 22, 1989

Imperial Stone: The Art of Rome Episode 12

Ancient Roman architecture, sculpture, art, and engineering and their roots and influences from Greece. The Roman Empire as expressed in its great public monuments. Roman art, like that of Greece, is the cornerstone of all Western art.

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Art of the Western World

Season 1

The Legacy of Greece Episode 1

A White Garment of Churches Episode 2

The Early Renaissance Episode 3

The High Renaissance Episode 4

Realms of Light: The Baroque Episode 5

An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion Episode 6

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Episode 7

Into the Twentieth Century Episode 8

In Our Own Time Episode 9

The Age of Gothic Episode 10

The Play of Light Episode 11

Imperial Stone: The Art of Rome Episode 12

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Art of the Western World

Season 1

The Legacy of Greece Episode 1

A White Garment of Churches Episode 2

The Early Renaissance Episode 3

The High Renaissance Episode 4

Realms of Light: The Baroque Episode 5

An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion Episode 6

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Episode 7

Into the Twentieth Century Episode 8

In Our Own Time Episode 9

The Age of Gothic Episode 10

The Play of Light Episode 11

Imperial Stone: The Art of Rome Episode 12

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