Art of the Western World: Disc 2
ART DVD0618B
Episode 4: The High Reniassance: Papal patronage made Rome a vibrant center of art once again. In Venice, the great artists were preoccupied with theatre, nature, and classical style. Featured: Da Vinci's The Last Supper, Michelangelo's David, Titian, Tintoretto, Palladio's villas. Episode 5: Realms of Light: The Baroque: 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 Ectasy of St. Teresa, Belvedere Palace, Rubens, Velazquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt. Episode 6: An Age of Reason, an Age of Passion: 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, Goya's The Third of May, 1808. 171 minutes
Art of the Western World: Disc 3
ART DVD0618C
Episode 7: A Fresh View: Impressionism and Postimpressionism: 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,Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Episode 8: Into the 20th Century: 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. Episode 9: In Our Own Time: 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, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol. 171 minutes