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)
Episode 3, Madness. (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:
"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:
"Hogarth," The Great Artists. (49 mins)
"Holbein:
Eye Of The Tudors"
(60 mins)
"David,
By Michelangelo,"
Private Life Of A Masterpiece, BBC:
"Michelangelo
Explained: From Pieta To The Sistine Chapel,"
November 10, 2022. (20 mins)
"St.
Peter's Basilica Explained,"
March 24, 2023. (21 mins)
"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":
"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: