Watch Landmarks of Western Art online: Episode 1 The Late Medieval World

During the long years of the Dark Ages, the flickering flame of art was kept alive principally by the church. While all around was dark, the great masters of Medieval art such as Giotto and Van Eyck worked within the confines of the religious world and laid the seeds for the Renaissance which was to follow. This episode features the work of Masaccio, Uccello, Van Ecyk, Giotto and Botticelli.

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