How Do We Look? -
civilizations

Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, both life-size and colossal, perform a role-assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear-and were instrumental in depicting the human body today.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 102

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About Civilizations:

Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale.

Programs reveal the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures.

Watch Civilizations - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Flights of Fancy

Art from Fiery Immolation

The Multitudes of the Displaced

How Do We Look?

God and Art

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