Rick Steves' Europe - Season 12

Season 12

Episodes

Art of Prehistoric Europe

Art of Ancient Greece

Ancient Roman Art

Art of the Roman Empire

Art of the Early Middle Ages

Art of the High Middle Ages

Art of the Florentine Renaissance
The "rebirth" of Florence is powered by Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael and Michelangelo, whose David sculpture and painting of the Sistine takes the Florentine Renaissance to new heights.

Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence
Lacy architecture and ethereal paintings by El Greco in Spain and Portugal; in Germany and Belgium, technologies enable Durer's mass-produced engravings, Jan van Eyck's oil paintings, Brueghel's peasants at play and the futuristic visions of Bosch.

Baroque Art

Art of the Neoclassical and Romantic Ages
Europe's Neoclassical buildings of columns and domes, dramatic Romantic paintings depicting extreme emotions and nature; touring castles.

Art of the Impressionists and Beyond
Impressionist works, including Monet's lilies, Renoir's ladies, Degas' snapshots and Rodin's statues; tracing the travels of Van Gogh through his art; wild and crazy buildings in Spain

Art of the 20th Century
The wild, colorful, surreal and fun art of the 20th century, from Spain to Hungary to Glasgow to Oslo; the works of Pablo Picasso.
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