The Middle Ages
Rick Steves' Art of Europe
The Middle Ages
Rick Steves' Art of Europe
Air Date: 10/01/22 | Expires: 09/30/27 | Rating: TV-PG
After Rome fell, Europe spent a thousand years in its Middle Ages. Its art shows how the light of civilization flickered in monasteries and on Europe’s fringes: Christian Byzantium, Moorish Spain, and pagan Vikings. Then, around A.D. 1000, Europe rebounded. The High Middle Ages brought majestic castles, radiant Gothic cathedrals, and exquisite art that dazzled the faithful and the secular alike.
Stone Age to Ancient Greece
S1 Ep101 | 55m 16s
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
Ancient Rome
S1 Ep102 | 55m 16s
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
The Middle Ages
S1 Ep103 | 55m 35s
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
The Renaissance
S1 Ep104 | 55m 36s
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
Baroque
S1 Ep105 | 55m 16s
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
The Modern Age
S1 Ep106 | 55m 35s
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
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