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S1E106
The Modern Age
October 01, 2022
In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spawned new artistic styles: idealized Romanticism, light-chasing Impressionism, sensuous Art Nouveau. Then Europe’s tumultuous 20th century inspired rule-breaking art as exciting as the times: from Expressionism and Cubism to Surrealism to Abstract. The genius of artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
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Stone Age to Ancient Greece
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As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
The Middle Ages
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Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000....
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