Up Next
Back to Show
Rick Steves' Europe
Art Bites 182: Claude Monet and His Waterlilies
For Monet, the true subject is not really the lilies, but the changing reflections on the pond…where lilies mingle with the clouds and trees. Monet cropped his scenes ever closer, until there was no sense of what’s up or down…until you’re completely immersed.
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
Hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District and Hadrian's Wall
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
In London we ponder royal tombs in Westminster Abbey, enjoy the evening scene in Soho.
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
The second of two episodes on Europe's "City of Light".
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:05
In Paris, we cruise the Seine River, visit Napoleon’s tomb, and take in the Louvre.
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
Fifteenth-century Florence was the birthplace of our modern world
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
In this third episode on the Eternal City, we explore Rome on a more intimate scale.
Unlock with PBS Passport
24:59
This second of three episodes on Rome reveals a city busy bursting with Baroque.
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
30 minutes of practical advice on how to have a culturally broadening trip to Europe
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
More of the artistic treasures of the city that propelled Europe out of the Middle Ages.
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:05
Part one of three on the Eternal City, focusing on the grandeur of classical Rome.
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:04
The homeland of the proud and resilient Basque people is split between France and Spain.
Unlock with PBS Passport
25:05
We follow the trail pilgrims have trod from the French border to Santiago de Compostela.