Seasons & Episodes
Second Moment of Creation
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. Images and artifacts f
How Do We Look?
Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, both life-size and colossal,
God and Art
Trace the relationship between religion and art, which has inspired some of the most ingenious, affecting, majestic and
Encounters
See how advances in seafaring and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and di
Renaissances
Travel east and west to explore the connections and rivalries between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires that exp
Paradise on Earth
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straight
Color and Light
Explore the story of light and color in art—both in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy. Journey from
The Cult of Progress
Examine the rise and fall of “progress” as an ideology, and see how the “civilizing” project that arose from Enl
What is Art Good For?
Explore art in the age of revolution, war and profound scientific change and consider the question: Should art create a
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