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Renaissances

Renaissances

Season 1 Episode 5
53:20
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Official Trailer

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The Second Moment of Creation

The Second Moment of Creation

Season 1 Episode 1
53:00
How Do We Look?

How Do We Look?

Season 1 Episode 2
53:20
God and Art

God and Art

Season 1 Episode 3
53:20
Encounters

Encounters

Season 1 Episode 4
53:30
Paradise on Earth

Paradise on Earth

Season 1 Episode 6
53:00
Color and Light

Color and Light

Season 1 Episode 7
52:44
The Cult of Progress

The Cult of Progress

Season 1 Episode 8
53:18
Civilizations Season 1

What Is Art Good For?

Season 1 Episode 9
52:50
Flights of Fancy

Flights of Fancy

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Civilizations

Renaissances

Travel east and west to explore the connections and rivalries between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires that experienced their own cultural flowering in the 15th and 16th centuries. Both spheres were open to influences flowing both ways.