Originally released in 1969 as a motion picture by Time-Life Films. Kenneth Clark.
Contents:
Grandeur and obedience (50 min.) Visits the Rome of the Counter-Reformation. The Catholic Church in its fight against the Protestant north developed a new splendor symbolized by the glory of St. Peter's -- The Light of experience (50 min.) The telescope and microscope revealed new worlds in space and in a drop of water. The realism found in Dutch painting took the observation of human character to a new stage of development.
Summary:
Discusses the history of Western culture from the end of the Graeco-Roman world to the present day. Covers the great works of sculpture, painting, architecture, philosophy, poetry, literature and music from each century covered.
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