The Baroque period
The 17th century was a time of religious conflicts, political struggles, and great scientific advances. This upheaval contributed to the Baroque period's relatively unrestrained, overtly emotional, and more energetic style that is reflected, to vary...
Kurt Vonnegut: so it goes
In this interview, Kurt Vonnegut - iconoclastic writer of science fiction and satire - discusses his family history, how he got his start as an author, his experiences in World War II, his obsession with the betrayal of humankind by science, and his...
Bauhaus: the face of the 20th century
This stunning program looks at the development of the Bauhaus and at the key figures involved in it - including the founder Walter Gropius, his successor Mies van der Rohe, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Josef Albers. The program also sets the history of t...
The Northern Renaissance
While Italians looked to Florence as their artistic center, northern Europeans looked to Flanders and Germany, where a distinctive Renaissance style was created, based on an exploration of visual realism. This program examines: Rogier van der Weyden...
The Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance, which embraces both the Early Renaissance and the High Renaissance, stands as the central tradition in European art - and continues to be a powerful source of artistic influences. This program examines: Masaccio’s Profile ...
Yukio Mishima: samurai writer
Ridiculed by some, admired by others, and ignored by no one, Yukio Mishima has remained a paradox in both life and death. This program combines extensive archival footage of Mishima; interviews with colleagues, including his biographer, Henry Scott ...