Art of the Western World (1989) [DVDRip (XviD)] [SUBS]
English | Size: 5.33 GB
Category: Fine & Visual Arts

Title, artist, medium and date – usually that’s the only information offered by museum placards. But as historian Michael Wood demonstrates, art is so much more than paint on canvas or figures chipped from stone. From the bloody revolution that inspired The Death of Marat to the postwar exuberance of Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, Wood reveals how Western art mirrors Western culture, each work forever reflecting the cultural forces, historical events, and social changes that defined its era.
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