Art history: early modern - for iPad/Mac/PC

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The world of the early modern period (C10th - C16th) was one of religious obsession, power struggles and plunder. But it was also a world of stunning artistic endeavour. This collection shows how, encoded in the art and architecture of the time, you can find stories of political machinations, fema…

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  • Mar 22, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 16m AVG DURATION
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Latest episodes from Art history: early modern - for iPad/Mac/PC

Stained Glass

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2012 16:01


People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human.

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Transcript -- Stained Glass

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2012


Transcript -- People once thought stained glass windows were “the bible of the poor”, but looking more closely at their function reveals something far more endearingly human.

technique stained_glass functions all_saints_york york_minster selby_abbey herkenrode transcript people
Unravelling an icon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2012 17:20


Experts reveal the hidden history and cross-cultural complexity of the icon “St George and the Boy from Mytilini” in London’s British Museum.

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Transcript -- Unravelling an icon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2012


Transcript -- Experts reveal the hidden history and cross-cultural complexity of the icon “St George and the Boy from Mytilini” in London’s British Museum.

style boy british museum byzantine iconography st george mytilini crusader_art cultural_encounter st_george boy_from_mytillini technical_analysis transcript experts

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