The Great Myths Of The Renaissance

Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional notion of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases the ingenuity in both technique and ideas behind great artists such as Van Eyck, Memling, Van der Weyden, Cranach, Riemenschneider and Durer. Perspective is YouTube's home for the...

60 min - History - Perspective

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