Season 1

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Rick Steves' Art of Europe

The Modern Age

Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.

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The Modern Age

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Baroque

The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.

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Baroque

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The Renaissance

Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.

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The Renaissance

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Rick Steves' Art of Europe

The Middle Ages

Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.

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The Middle Ages

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Ancient Rome

The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.

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Ancient Rome

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Stone Age to Ancient Greece

As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.

Stone Age to Ancient Greece