4:08
The riches intended to buy off the Spanish only intensified their lust for gold.
2:00
Maria Sibylla's illustrations brought to light the true life cycle of insects.
1:40
One of the oldest objects of an imaginary being ever discovered.
2:58
A spectacular place where the symbolism of the sacred mountain is embodied in art.
2:07
Goya bares witness to the irrational forces unleashed by Napoleon's invasion of Spain.
2:08
Out of Hindu metaphysics comes the nearest visualisation you can get to of a trance.
1:53
Ukiyo-e demonstrated that every day transitory objects could be considered art.
1:56
For Renaissance art theorists, drawing always came before color.
3:09
In December 1942, a Jewish teacher brings art supplies to children held by Nazis.
3:43
Some of the strongest contemporary art has the magical power of transformation.
1:43
For artist Ai Weiwei, the calamity of our time is the disaster of the displaced.
2:20
In the autumn of 1914, Mondrian had an epiphany that would bring true abstraction.
