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Rick Steves Art Bites

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• Claude Monet and His Waterlilies

  For Monet, the true subject is not really the lillies, but the changing reflections on the pond, where lillies mingle with the clouds and trees. Money cropped his scenes ever closer, until there was no sense of what's up or down...until you're completely immersed.

  Next Airing:	Mon, Dec 30th, 2024 at 10:57 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:02:10
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• Feudalism, Christianity, and the Art of Monks

  From the chaos and power vacuum that followed the fall of Rome rose fuedalism and Europe's monastic movement. For centuries monastaries were the center of culture and monks were the great artists beautifully illustrating the books they transcribed.

  Length:	00:05:18
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• Giotto's Scrovengi Chapel

  Giotto, arguably the greatest medieval painter, covered this glorious chapel with frescoes telling Bible stories with a new realism. Each scene is a slice of the real world as we can see why Giotto is considered the first modern painter.

  Length:	00:02:14
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• Gothic Church Architecture, The Pointed Arch and More!

  The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with colorful light shining through glorious stained glass and devout pilgrims. The revolutionary skeletal Gothic church design is best illustrated by building one with 13 travelers.

  Length:	00:06:51
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• Northern Renaissance, Flemish Painting, and Jan Van Eyck

  The North featured the art of merchants and businessmen. The paintings were happy slice-of-life scenes, not preachy but feel-good and affordable. Masters like Jan van Eyck painted with rich symbolism and astonishing detail.

  Length:	00:03:10
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• St. Francis of Assisi and a New Spirit In Italy

  Toward the end of the Middle Ages a new spirit and confidence was blossoming. At the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Gothic frescoes capture realism and powerful emotions as never before.

  Length:	00:02:48
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• Temples of Ancient Egypt

  The great temples of ancient Egypt are where, 4,000 years ago, priests and pharaohs huddled privately with the gods. At the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, with its towering pillars and obelisks, fine carved reliefs, and aura of mystery, you get an appreciation of the sophistication of that ancient kingdom.

  Length:	00:03:32
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

• 'The Lady and the Unicorn' Tapestry

  One of the finest works of late medieval art is "The Lady and the Unicorn" tapestry. It's a celebration of the senses -- taste, hearing, sight, and touch-- as a woman savors Europe's blossoming appreciation of sheer, sensual beauty.

  Length:	00:02:28
  Usage rights:	10/1/2024 to 9/30/2029

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