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A History of European Art

...with Professor William Kloss

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A History of European Art depicts the development of European arts from the Middle Ages to the modern era (over a 1,000-year span) in 48 visually stimulating lectures. View and learn about the following works, only some of hundred explored on the video: Giotto's Arena Chapel, Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Leonardo's The Last Supper, Michelangelo's David, Vermeer's View of Delft, Van Gogh's The Starry Night, and Picasso's Guernica. Treat yourself to paintings, sculptures, architecture, drawings, and more. As an independent art historian, the host of this entertaining and educational DVD, Professor William Kloss, reveals secrets and facts behind some of the longest standing mysteries in regards to European art, such as the Mona Lisa's curiously understated smile. Explore European architecture from Italian cathedrals to the French Gothic style. Next, study the masterpieces of the Renaissance, from such famed artists as Masaccio, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bellini, and Titian. Following this, you will move on to examine the evolution fo the Baroque style, and you will view pieces of modern European art, pieces with led to define the Neoclassical style. Finally, you will see and learn about paintings from the famed Romantic artists. Professor Kloss gracefully leads the viewer through these time periods and their masterpieces as he uses his years of work at the Smithsonian to share his vast knowledge openly and effectively. His recommendation on how to view art is based on five elements: subject, interpretation, style, context, and emotion; all of which are described in detail and applied to different pieces throughout the video. Sit back and enjoy as you are treated to the most fantastic and comprehensive guide through over 1,000 years of the most exquisite European art. Learn how to critique and understand art the way the world's best critics do. After watching this video, not only will you have a whole new field of knowledge, you'll look at art in a completely different light. DISC 1: 1. Approaches to European Art 2. Carolingian and Ottonian Art 3. Romanesque Sculpture and Architecture 4. Gothic Art in France 5. Gothic Art in Germany and Italy 6. Giotto and the Arena Chapel—Part I

(about 1440 minutes)

This video was added to our catalog on August 15, 2007 in Academic::Art.

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