Rick Steves Art of Europe

RICK STEVES ART OF EUROPE is the culmination of Rick showcasing Europe's great art and architecture on public television for three decades. This ambitious, six-part sweep through the span of European art history weaves the greatest masterpieces into a fascinating story that's both entertaining and inspiring. Climbing deep into prehistoric tombs on remote Scottish isles, summiting Michelangelo's magnificent dome at the Vatican, waltzing through glittering French palaces, and pondering the genius of Picasso and Van Gogh, Rick does for art what he does for travel - makes it fun and accessible.

Thu, Jul 16	5:00 P.M.	Ancient Rome NH Explore (11.2) The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture-and awe-inspiring art.
Thu, Jul 23	5:00 P.M.	The Middle Ages NH Explore (11.2) After Rome fell, Europe spent a thousand years in its Middle Ages.
Thu, Jul 30	5:00 P.M.	The Renaissance NH Explore (11.2) Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
Thu, Aug 6	5:00 P.M.	Baroque NH Explore (11.2) In the 1600s and 1700s, the art of "divine" kings and popes-and of revolutionaries and Reformers-tells the story of a Europe in transition.
Thu, Aug 20	5:00 P.M.	The Modern Age NH Explore (11.2) In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spawned new artistic styles: idealized Romanticism, light-chasing Impressionism, sensuous Art Nouveau.