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The History of Western Art: A New Vision

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Painting of a bearded man wearing a cravat. He looks past camera while holding a palette in one hand while painting on an easel with the other. Caption. Narrator. Manet's views on color, light, and brushwork.

Provides an overview of the Impressionist and post-Impressionist era of the late 19th century. Features the works of Impressionists Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Degas. Seurat, Cezanne, Gauguin, and van Gogh splendidly represent the revolutionary post-Impressionists.

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Runtime: 31 minutes 44 seconds

Painting of 3 men with halos. 2 wear crowns and royal robes. Christ figure wears a robe and holds a small lamb. Caption. A late-14th century tempera work.
The History Of Western Art
Season 0 / Ep 1
31 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of a Renaissance painting of the Madonna wearing a pale red dress and a blue cape. She looks down and off to the side. Caption. Muir as narrator. One can easily look at Raphael's "Madonna of the Goldfinch."
The History Of Western Art
Season 0 / Ep 2
31 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Painting of a gray bearded man leaning forward in bed. A man, woman, and 2 children lean toward him at the bedside. Caption. Rembrandt was undoubtedly the giant of 17th century Dutch art.
The History Of Western Art
Season 0 / Ep 3
31 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Neoclassical painting of 3 men in helmets each holding an arm straight out toward a man holding up swords with points down. Women and children slump over on a bench to the side. Caption. And David, of course, was immersed in the classical past.
The History Of Western Art
Season 0 / Ep 4
31 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Painting of a man falling off a horse at the center of a chaotic battle. Caption. Represents an artistic triumph of the first order.
The History Of Western Art
Season 0 / Ep 5
31 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Painting of a bearded man wearing a cravat. He looks past camera while holding a palette in one hand while painting on an easel with the other. Caption. Narrator. Manet's views on color, light, and brushwork.
The History Of Western Art
Season 0 / Ep 6
31 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12