ART, LITERATURE, AND MUSIC: EARLY MODERN EUROPE VIDEO LINKS
Smarthistory: Beth Harris and Steven Zucker have produced hundreds of very short videos introducing famous works of art from around the world. The art of Early Modern Europe is well-represented within their presentations:
1400-1500 -- Renaissance In Italy And The North: A playlist of 72 short videos.
1500-1600 -- End Of The Renaissance And The Reformation: A playlist of 65 short videos.
1600-1700 -- Baroque: A playlist of 58 short videos.
1700-1800 -- Age Of Enlightenment: A playlist of 22 short videos.
"The Medici: Makers Of Modern Art," BBC, 2008:
Baroque: From St. Peter's To St. Paul's, BBC, 2013:
"Designing St. Paul's Cathedral":
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness, BBC, 2014:
Episode 1, Travel. (60 mins)
Episode 2, Pleasure. (60 mins)
"Art Of Spain," BBC Four, 2011:
"Raphael: The Madonna Of The Meadow," Episode 1, Renaissance Revolution, BBC:
"Hieronymous Bosch: The Garden Of Earthly Delights," Episode 2, Renaissance Revolution, BBC:
"Piero Della Francesca," Episode 3, Renaissance Revolution, BBC:
Elizabeth Lev, "The Untold Story Of The Sistine Chapel," TED Talks, December 2015:
"Art Of France," BBC Four, 2017:
Part 1, Plus Ca Change:
Part 2, There Will Be Blood:
"Dream Of Plenty," High Art Of The Low Countries, BBC Four:
"Boom And Bust," High Art Of The Low Countries, BBC Four:
"Art Of Russia," BBC Four, 2011: Part 1, Out Of The Forest
"Art Of Germany," BBC Four, 2011: Part 1, A Divided Land:
"Dark Night Of The Soul," Art Of Scandinavia, Episode 1, BBC:
"Once Upon A Time In Denmark," Art Of Scandinavia, Episode 2, BBC:
"Bernini," Simon Schama's Power Of Art, BBC:
"Pieter Bruegel The Elder: Census At Bethlehem," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"Who Killed Caravaggio?," Secret Lives Of The Artists, BBC 4, 2002:
"Renaissance Art And The Cranachs," DW Documentary, April 1, 2017.
"Renaissance Master Painter Breaks Gender Barriers Centuries Later," PBS Newshour, December 2, 2020. (7 mins)
"Leonardo: The Last Supper," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC.
"David," Simon Schama's Power Of Art, BBC:
"Piero Della Francesca: The Resurrection," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"Michael Palin's Quest For Artemisia," BBC Scotland, 2016:
"David, By Michelangelo," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"The Divine Michelangelo," BBC:
"Raphael: A Mortal God," BBC One, 2004.
"Rembrandt," Simon Schama's Power Of Art, BBC:
"Rembrandt Van Rijn: Night Watch," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"Rubens: An Extra Large Story," BBC (58 mins).
"Jan Van Eyck: The Annunciation," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"Paulo Uccello: The Battle Of San Romano," Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"Jan Vermeer: Light, Love And Silence":
"Abducted: Elizabeth I's Child Actors," BBC Four, 2018 . (59 mins)
"The Age Of Discovery," Episode 1, Howard Goodall's Story Of Music, BBC, 2013:
"The Age Of Invention," Episode 2, Howard Goodall's Story Of Music, BBC, 2013:
"The Age Of Elegance And Sensibility," Episode 3, Howard Goodall's Story Of Music, BBC, 2013:
"The Age Of Tragedy," Episode 4, Howard Goodall's Story Of Music, BBC, 2013:
"The Age Of Rebellion," Episode 5, Howard Goodall's Story Of Music, BBC, 2013:
"The Popular Age," Episode 6, Howard Goodall's Story Of Music, BBC, 2013: