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Nature Becomes the Story

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Landscape as Ideology

Landscape as Ideology

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Heavenly Paradises on Earth

Heavenly Paradises on Earth

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Goya's Harmony and Chaos

Goya's Harmony and Chaos

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Three Aspects of the Absolute

Three Aspects of the Absolute

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Japan's 18th Century Commercial Art Revitalizes Color

Japan's 18th Century Commercial Art Revitalizes Color

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Venetians Embrace Color Over the Drawn Line

Venetians Embrace Color Over the Drawn Line

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Capturing Unspoiled Landscape

Capturing Unspoiled Landscape

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Otto Dix's Definitive Artistic Statement

Otto Dix's Definitive Artistic Statement

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Manet Twists the Conventions of Art

Manet Twists the Conventions of Art

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George Catlin's Indian Portraits

George Catlin's Indian Portraits

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Art in Darkness

Art in Darkness

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Civilizations

Building the Suleymaniye Mosque

Mimar Sinar became the greatest military engineer of his day, but he always felt himself destined for something greater than being the builder of bridges and fortresses.
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Civilizations Season 1
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Season 1 Episode 9
What Is Art Good For?
Explore art in the age of revolution, war and profound scientific change.
The Cult of Progress
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Season 1 Episode 8
The Cult of Progress
Examine the rise and fall of “progress” as an ideology.
Color and Light
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Season 1 Episode 7
Color and Light
Explore light and color in art in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy.
Paradise on Earth
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Season 1 Episode 6
Paradise on Earth
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature.
Renaissances
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Season 1 Episode 5
Renaissances
Travel east and west— to Renaissance Italy and the contemporaneous Islamic empires.
Encounters
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Season 1 Episode 4
Encounters
See how art became the great interface when distant cultures met for the first time.
God and Art
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Season 1 Episode 3
God and Art
Consider how religion has inspired art and art has inspired divine representation.
How Do We Look?
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Season 1 Episode 2
How Do We Look?
Explore how we look at the human body in art.
The Second Moment of Creation
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Season 1 Episode 1
The Second Moment of Creation
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity.
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