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The Modern Age

Season 1 Episode 106 | 55m 35s

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.

Aired: 09/30/22 | Expires: 01/05/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
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As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.