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The History of Western Art: Light in the Darkness

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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 medieval period of Western art focused on religious themes as teaching tools, not as art. Discusses the discovery of perspective and oil in painting, while highlighting works by Giotto, Brunalleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Van Eyck, Mantegna, Piero, and Botticelli.

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Runtime: 31 minutes 54 seconds

Topic: Arts, History
Subtopic: Art History, Middle Ages, World History - 1000-1449
Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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Release Year: 1999
Producer/Distributor: Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc
Series: The History Of Western Art
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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.

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."

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.

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.

Painting of a man falling off a horse at the center of a chaotic battle. Caption. Represents an artistic triumph of the first order.

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.