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Rick Steves' Art of Europe
The Modern Age
Season 1
Episode 106
In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spawned new artistic styles: idealized Romanticism, light-chasing Impressionism, sensuous Art Nouveau. Then Europe’s tumultuous 20th century inspired rule-breaking art as exciting as the times: from Expressionism and Cubism to Surrealism to Abstract. The genius of artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
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The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
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Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
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Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
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The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
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As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.