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Art of the Middle Ages

55m 35s

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.

Aired: 03/31/23 | Expires: 05/30/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
Interstitials from Rick Steves showcasing Europe's great art and architecture.
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  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 7
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 6
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 5
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 4
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 3
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 2
  • Rick Steves' Europe Season 1
Greece’s timeless art: Golden Age temples, alluring Venuses, and exuberant Winged Victory.
We marvel at Stone Age cave paintings, mighty megaliths, and mysterious goddesses.
Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.
Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings.
The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture.
Shimmering Impressionist canvases by Monet and Renoir, plus Van Gogh, Gauguin and more.
From Portugal to Germany, booming economies and new technologies produce exquisite art.
We marvel at Baroque’s over-the-top churches, palaces, bubbly fountains, and theatric art.
Florence’s bold “rebirth” is powered by the genius of Leonardo, Rafael, and Michelangelo.
The grand cities of ancient Rome’s vast empire and majestic churches of its fall.