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Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of Prehistoric Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of Prehistoric Europe

Season 12 Episode 1201
28:04
Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece

Rick Steves' Europe: Art of Ancient Greece

Season 12 Episode 1202
25:19
Rick Steves' Europe: Ancient Roman Art

Rick Steves' Europe: Ancient Roman Art

Season 12 Episode 1203
25:37
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Roman Empire

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Roman Empire

Season 12 Episode 1204
28:23
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Early Middle Ages

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Early Middle Ages

Season 12 Episode 1205
25:18
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the High Middle Ages

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the High Middle Ages

Season 12 Episode 1206
25:36
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Florentine Renaissance

Season 12 Episode 1207
28:03
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Renaissance Beyond Florence

Season 12 Episode 1208
28:42
Rick Steves’ Europe: Baroque Art

Rick Steves’ Europe: Baroque Art

Season 12 Episode 1209
28:22
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Neoclassical Age

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Neoclassical Age

Season 12 Episode 1210
25:18
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Impressionists and Beyond

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the Impressionists and Beyond

Season 12 Episode 1211
28:26
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the 20th Century

Rick Steves’ Europe: Art of the 20th Century

Season 12 Episode 1212
25:16
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Art Bites 171: Neoclassical Art, the Age of Revolution, and Napoleon

The French Revolution was the bloody birth of modern democracy, and it came with art that celebrated liberty, equality, and brotherhood. Jacques-Louis David painted the Revolution and the reign of Napoleon with the necessary political correctness.