Art of the Western World

Documentary

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.

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Season 1

1 Episodes

Season 1 has 18 original episodes, each 30-minutes long.

EP 01

EP 1

01.The Legacy of Greece

This episode looks closely at Greek sculpture, architecture, and art, and at the society that produced them. This seminal episode presages the effects that Greek art, style, and culture had on all Western civilizations that came afterwards.

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