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00 200 Views of Western Art
00 200 Views of Western Art
01 The Earliest Art
01 The Earliest Art
02 Egyptian Art 3,000-300 BC
02 Egyptian Art 3,000-300 BCE
03 Greek Art 2,000 BCE-450 CE
03 Greek Art 2,000-450AD
04 Roman Art 27 BCE – 450 CE
04 Roman Art 27BC – 450AD
05 Byzantine Art 500-1200
05 Byzantine Art 500–1200
06 Celtic, Saxon and Viking Art 550-900
06 Celtic, Saxon and Viking Art 550-900
07 Medieval Art 800-1000
07 Medieval Art 800-1000
08 Romanesque Art 1000-1300
08 Romanesque Art 1000-1300
09 Gothic and Early Netherlandish Art 1100-1500
09 Gothic and Early Netherlandish Art 1100-1500
10 Renaissance Art 1400-1600
- 10-01 An Introduction to Renaissance Art
- 10-01a The Early Italian Renaissance
- 10-02 The Renaissance Nude
- 10-03 Piero della Francesca
- 10-04 Mantegna and Bellini
- 10-05 Lorenzo Lotto
- 10-06 Botticelli
- 10-07 Leonardo da Vinci
- 10-08 Raphael
- 10-09 Michelangelo
- 10-10 Titian
- 10-11 Tintoretto
- 10-12 Veronese
10 Renaissance Art 1400-1600
- 10-01 An Introduction to Renaissance Art
- 10-01a The Early Italian Renaissance
- 10-02 The Renaissance Nude
- 10-03 Piero della Francesca
- 10-04 Mantegna and Bellini
- 10-05 Lorenzo Lotto
- 10-06 Botticelli
- 10-07 Leonardo da Vinci
- 10-08 Raphael
- 10-09 Michelangelo
- 10-10 Titian
- 10-11 Tintoretto
- 10-12 Veronese
11 Mannerism 1520-1600
11 Mannerism 1520-1600
12 Tudor and Stuart Art
- 12-01 Early British Art
- 12-02 British Art 1500-1800
- 12-03 British Art in Tate Britain 1545-2000
- 12-04 Tudor and Stuart Art
- 12-05 Images of Elizabeth I: Fashion or Propaganda?
- 12-06 Elizabethan Miniatures
- 12-07 The Secrets of Tudor Art
- 12-08 How Art Helped Establish the Tudor Dynasty
- 12-09a Tudor Hampton Court
- 12-09b Wren's Hampton Court
- 12-10 Hans Holbein at the Court of Henry VIII
- 12-11 The Wholesale Destruction of English Art
- 12-12 Charles I: King and Collector
- 12-13 Inigo Jones: Man, Masques and Mansions
12 Tudor and Stuart Art 1485-1714
- 12-01 Early British Art
- 12-02 British Art 1500-1800
- 12-03 British Art in Tate Britain 1545-2000
- 12-04 Tudor and Stuart Art
- 12-05 Images of Elizabeth I: Fashion or Propaganda?
- 12-06 Elizabethan Miniatures
- 12-07 The Secrets of Tudor Art
- 12-08 How Art Helped Establish the Tudor Dynasty
- 12-09a Tudor Hampton Court
- 12-09b Wren's Hampton Court
- 12-10 Hans Holbein at the Court of Henry VIII
- 12-11 The Wholesale Destruction of English Art
- 12-12 Charles I: King and Collector
- 12-13 Inigo Jones: Man, Masques and Mansions
13 Baroque Art 1600-1700
- 13-01 Caravaggio
- 13-02 Artemisia Gentileschi
- 13-03 Peter Paul Rubens
- 13-04 Antony van Dyck
- 13-05 Rembrandt
13 Baroque Art 1600–1700
- 13-01 Caravaggio
- 13-02 Artemisia Gentileschi
- 13-03 Peter Paul Rubens
- 13-04 Antony van Dyck
- 13-05 Rembrandt
14 Dutch Golden Age 1600-1700
- 14-01 The Dutch Golden Age
- 14-02 Vermeer's Complete Works (Part 1)
- 14-03 Vermeer's Complete Works (Part 2)
14 Dutch Golden Age 1600-1700
- 14-01 The Dutch Golden Age
- 14-02 Vermeer's Complete Works (Part 1)
- 14-03 Vermeer's Complete Works (Part 2)
15 Academic Art 1600-1900
- 15-01 British Academic Painting
- 15-02 Academic Art – Nicolas Poussin
- 15-03 Academic Art – William-Adolphe Bouguereau
15 Academic Art 1600-1900
- 15-01 British Academic Painting
- 15-02 Academic Art – Nicolas Poussin
- 15-03 Academic Art – William-Adolphe Bouguereau
16 Restoration England 1660-1700
- 16-01 Restoration England – Introduction 1660-1800
- 16-02 Restoration England – The Power of Beauty in Restoration England
- 16-03 Restoration England – The Commonwealth to the Georgian Period
- 16-04 Restoration England – Charles II: Art and Power
- 16-05 Restoration England – The Windsor and Hampton Court Beauties
- 16-06 Restoration England – Wren and the English Baroque
16 Restoration England 1660-1700
- 16-01 Restoration England – Introduction 1660-1800
- 16-02 Restoration England – The Power of Beauty in Restoration England
- 16-03 Restoration England – The Commonwealth to the Georgian Period
- 16-04 Restoration England – Charles II: Art and Power
- 16-05 Restoration England – The Windsor and Hampton Court Beauties
- 16-06 Restoration England – Wren and the English Baroque
17 Eighteenth Century British Art
- 17-01 18thC British Art – The Georgian Period, 1730-1780
- 17-02a 18thC British Art – Hogarth His Life and Society
- 17-02b 18thC British Art – Hogarth’s World
- 17-02c 18thC British Art – Hogarth's World (for Save the Children)
- 17-03 18thC British Art – Thomas Gainsborough
- 17-04 Joshua Reynolds
- 17-05 18thC British Art – George IV Art & Spectacle
- 17-06 18thC British Art – Revolutionary Times, 1780-1810
- 17-07 18thC British Art – The Royal Academy
- 17-08 18thC British Art – Zoffany and the Conversation Piece
- 17-09 18thC British Art – Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797)
17 Eighteenth-Century British Art 1700-1800
- 17-01 18thC British Art – The Georgian Period, 1730-1780
- 17-02a 18thC British Art – Hogarth His Life and Society
- 17-02b 18thC British Art – Hogarth’s World
- 17-02c 18thC British Art – Hogarth's World (for Save the Children)
- 17-03 18thC British Art – Thomas Gainsborough
- 17-04 Joshua Reynolds
- 17-05 18thC British Art – George IV Art & Spectacle
- 17-06 18thC British Art – Revolutionary Times, 1780-1810
- 17-07 18thC British Art – The Royal Academy
- 17-08 18thC British Art – Zoffany and the Conversation Piece
- 17-09 18thC British Art – Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797)
18 Rococo Art 1700-1770
18 Rococo Art 1700-1770
19 Spanish Art
- 19-01 Spanish Art – Velázquez & the Spanish Golden Age
- 19-02 Spanish Art – A 10-Minute Guide to Velazquez
- 19-03 Spanish Art – Goya 1746-1828
19 Spanish Art 1500-1900
- 19-01 Spanish Art – Velázquez & the Spanish Golden Age
- 19-02 Spanish Art – A 10-Minute Guide to Velazquez
- 19-03 Spanish Art – Goya 1746-1828
20 Neo-Classicism 1770-1830
- 20-01 Neo-Classical Art – Mary Moser
- 20-02 Neo-Classical Art – Angelica Kaufmann
- 20-03 Neo-Classical Art – Angelica Kaufmann (Version 2)
- 20-04 Neo-Classical Art – Jacques-Louis David
- 20-05 Neo-Classical Art – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
20 Neo-Classicism 1770-1830
- 20-01 Neo-Classical Art – Mary Moser
- 20-03 Neo-Classical Art – Angelica Kaufmann
- 20-04 Neo-Classical Art – Jacques-Louis David
- 20-05 Neo-Classical Art – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
21 Romanticism 1790-1850
- 21-01 Romanticism – Parisian Life During the Revolution
- 21-02 Romanticism – Théodore Géricault
- 21-03 Romanticism – Eugène Delacroix
- 21-04 Romanticism – The Romantic Age of English Painting
- 21-05 Romanticism – William Blake
- 21-06 Romanticism – JMW Turner
- 21-07 Romanticism – Turner’s Modern World
- 21-08 Romanticism – John Constable
- 21-09 The Gothic and its Revival
- 21-10 Romanticism – Regency to Victorian, 1810-1840
21 Romanticism 1790-1850
- 21-01 Romanticism – Parisian Life During the Revolution
- 21-02 Romanticism – Théodore Géricault
- 21-03 Romanticism – Eugène Delacroix
- 21-04 Romanticism – The Romantic Age of English Painting
- 21-05 Romanticism – William Blake
- 21-06 Romanticism – JMW Turner
- 21-07 Romanticism – Turner’s Modern World
- 21-08 Romanticism – John Constable
- 21-09 The Gothic and its Revival
- 21-10 Romanticism – Regency to Victorian, 1810-1840
22 Nineteenth-Century American Art
22 Nineteenth-Century American Art
23 Victorian Art
- 23-01 Victorian Art – Turner and Turnips
- 23-02 Victorian Art – The Politics of Early 19th Century Landscape
- 23-03 Victorian Art – A Summary
- 23-04 Victorian Art – The Art of the Industrial Revolution
- 23-05 Victorian Art – Children in Victorian Art
- 23-06 The Aesthetic Movement
- 23-07 The Victorian Nude
- 23-08 Victorian Art – Social Realism in Victorian Painting
- 23-09 Victorian Art – Social Realism and Victorian Morality
- 23-10 Victorian Art – The Deserving Poor
- 23-11 Victorian Art and Darwinian Beauty
- 23-12 Victorian Portrait Painting
- 23-13 Victorian Landscape Painting Part 1
- 23-14 Victorian Landscape Painting Part 2
- 23-15 Women in Victorian Art
- 23-16 Victorian Women Artists
- 23-17 Late Victorians, 1890-1900
- 23-18 The Edwardians, 1900-1910
- 23-19 Newlyn, Glasgow, Camden Town
- 23-20 Victorian Art – Fairy Painting
- 23-21 Victorian Orientalism
23 Victorian Art
- 23-01 Victorian Art – Turner and Turnips
- 23-02 Victorian Art – The Politics of Early 19th Century Landscape
- 23-03 Victorian Art – A Summary
- 23-04 Victorian Art – The Art of the Industrial Revolution
- 23-05 Victorian Art – Children in Victorian Art
- 23-06 The Aesthetic Movement
- 23-07 The Victorian Nude
- 23-08 Victorian Art – Social Realism in Victorian Painting
- 23-09 Victorian Art – Social Realism and Victorian Morality
- 23-10 Victorian Art – The Deserving Poor
- 23-11 Victorian Art and Darwinian Beauty
- 23-12 Victorian Portrait Painting
- 23-13 Victorian Landscape Painting Part 1
- 23-14 Victorian Landscape Painting Part 2
- 23-15 Women in Victorian Art
- 23-16 Victorian Women Artists
- 23-17 Late Victorians, 1890-1900
- 23-18 The Edwardians, 1900-1910
- 23-19 Newlyn, Glasgow, Camden Town
- 23-20 Victorian Art – Fairy Painting
- 23-21 Victorian Orientalism
24 Photography
- 24-01 Photography – The Art of Victorian Photography
- 24-02 Pictorialism and Late Victorian Photography
- 24-03 Moving Images
- 24-04 Straight Photography 1907-1940
- 24-05 Modern Photography
24 Photography
- 24-01 Photography – The Art of Victorian Photography
- 24-02 Pictorialism and Late Victorian Photography
- 24-03 Moving Images
- 24-04 Straight Photography 1907-1940
- 24-05 Modern Photography
25 Pre-Raphaelites 1848-1880
- 25-01 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood – Early Days
- 25-02 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood – Later
- 25-03 The Pre-Raphaelites, 1840-1860
- 25-04 The Pre-Raphaelite Sisters
- 25-05 Edward Burne-Jones
25 Pre-Raphaelites 1848-1880
- 25-01 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood – Early Days
- 25-02 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood – Later
- 25-03 The Pre-Raphaelites, 1840-1860
- 25-04 The Pre-Raphaelite Sisters
- 25-05 Edward Burne-Jones
26 Nineteenth-Century French Art
26 Nineteenth-Century French Art
27 Impressionism 1860-1880
- 27-01 Edouard Manet
- 27-02 Claude Monet
- 27-03 Claude Monet and Architecture
- 27-04 Edgar Degas
- 27-05 Camille Pissarro
- 27-06 Auguste Renoir
- 27-07 American Impressionism
- 27-08 Impressionism in London
- 27-09 English Impressionism
- 27-10 Impressionism Post-Impressionism and Fauvism
- 27-11 Sorolla – Spanish Master of Light
27 Impressionism 1860-1880
- 27-01 Edouard Manet
- 27-02 Claude Monet
- 27-03 Claude Monet and Architecture
- 27-04 Edgar Degas
- 27-05 Camille Pissarro
- 27-06 Auguste Renoir
- 27-07 American Impressionism
- 27-08 Impressionism in London
- 27-09 English Impressionism
- 27-10 Impressionism Post-Impressionism and Fauvism
- 27-11 Sorolla – Spanish Master of Light
28 Aestheticism 1870-1890
- 28-01 Aesthetic Movement to Degeneration Part 1
- 28-02 Aesthetic Movement to Degeneration Part 2
- 28-03 The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1890
- 28-04 James McNeill Whistler
28 The Aesthetic Movement 1870-1890
- 28-01 Aesthetic Movement to Degeneration Part 1
- 28-02 Aesthetic Movement to Degeneration Part 2
- 28-03 The Aesthetic Movement 1860-1890
- 28-04 James McNeill Whistler
29 Degenerate Art
29 Degenerate Art 1890-1900
30 Post Impressionism 1880-1905
- 30-01 Paul Cézanne
- 30-02 Van Gogh and Britain
- 30-03 Paul Gauguin
- 30-04 Pierre Bonnard
- 30-05 The Short Life of Amedeo Modigliani
30 Post Impressionism 1880-1905
- 30-01 Paul Cézanne
- 30-02 Van Gogh and Britain
- 30-03 Paul Gauguin
- 30-04 Pierre Bonnard
- 30-05 The Short Life of Amedeo Modigliani
31 Symbolism 1890-1920
31 Symbolism 1890-1920
32 Russian Art 1890-1930
32 Russian Art 1890-1930
33 Pointillism & Divisionism
33 Pointillism & Divisionism
34 Arts & Crafts
34 Arts & Crafts
35 Art Nouveau 1890-1914
35 Art Nouveau 1890-1914
36 South American Art 1900-present
36 South American Art 1900-present
37 Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
37 Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
38 Modernism 1900-present
38 Modernism 1900-present
39 Ashcan School 1890-1920
39 Ashcan School 1890-1920
40 Les Fauves 1900-1907
40 Les Fauves 1900-1907
41 Cubism 1907-1918
41 Cubism 1907-1918
42 Expressionism 1900s-1930
42 Expressionism 1900s-1930
43 Futurism 1909-1915
43 Futurism 1909-1915
44 Vorticism 1913-1915
44 Vorticism 1913-1915
45 Abstract Art 1915-1940
45 Abstract Art 1915-1940
46 Dada 1915-1922
46 Dada 1915-1922
47 Constructivism and Suprematism 1917-1921
47 Constructivism and Suprematism 1917-1921
48 De Stijl 1917-1931
48 De Stijl 1917-1931
49 Bauhaus 1919-1933
49 Bauhaus 1919-1933
50 Harlem Renaissance
50 Harlem Renaissance
51 American Realists & Modernism
51 American Realists & Modernism
52 British Art 1900-1950
- 52-01 British Art 1900-50 British Art 1900-1950
- 52-02 British Art 1900-50 – British Sculpture
- 52-03 British Art 1900-50 – The Great War and After, 1910-1930
- 52-04 British Art 1900-50 – British Realists in the 1920s and 30s
- 52-05 British Art 1900-50 – Aftermath WWI Art
- 52-06 British Art 1900-50 – Return to Order Stanley Spencer
- 52-07 British Art 1900-50 – The Interwar Years,1930s
- 52-08a British Figurative Art Part 1
- 52-08b British Figurative Art Part 2
- 52-09 British Art 1900-50 – Gwen John
- 52-10 British Art 1900-50 – Augustus John
- 52-11 British Art 1900-50 – Laura Knight
- 52-12 British Art 1900-50 – World War 2 Art
52 British Art 1900-1950
- 52-01 British Art 1900-50 British Art 1900-1950
- 52-02 British Art 1900-50 – British Sculpture
- 52-03 British Art 1900-50 – The Great War and After, 1910-1930
- 52-04 British Art 1900-50 – British Realists in the 1920s and 30s
- 52-05 British Art 1900-50 – Aftermath WWI Art
- 52-06 British Art 1900-50 – Return to Order Stanley Spencer
- 52-07 British Art 1900-50 – The Interwar Years,1930s
- 52-08a British Figurative Art Part 1
- 52-08b British Figurative Art Part 2
- 52-09 British Art 1900-50 – Gwen John
- 52-10 British Art 1900-50 – Augustus John
- 52-11 British Art 1900-50 – Laura Knight
- 52-12 British Art 1900-50 – World War 2 Art
53 Surrealism 1920-1930
53 Surrealism 1920-1930
54 Escher 1898-1972
54 Escher 1898-1972
55 Art Deco 1920-1930
55 Art Deco 1920-1930
56 Magical Realism and New Objectivity 1925-1950
56 Magical Realism and New Objectivity 1925-1950
57 Abstract Expressionism
57 Abstract Expressionism
58 Pop Art 1950-1960
58 Pop Art 1950-1960
59 Neo-Dada 1952-1960
59 Neo-Dada 1952-1960
60 Recent Art Movements
- 60-01 New Ways of Seeing
- 60-02 Pop Art and Beyond
- 60-03 Postmodern Art, 1980-2000
- 60-04 Installation Art
- 60-05 Young British Artists
- 60-06 Op Art and Bridget Riley
- 60-07 Feminist Art
- 60-08 Conceptual Art & Minimalism
- 60-09 Video and Performance Art
- 60-10 Kinetic Art
- 60-11 Land Art and Earth Art
- 60-12 Neo-expressionism
- 60-13 Photorealism & Hyperrealism
- 60-14 Arte Povera
- 60-15 Street Art
60 Recent Art Movements
- 60-01 New Ways of Seeing
- 60-02 Pop Art and Beyond
- 60-03 Postmodern Art, 1980-2000
- 60-04 Installation Art
- 60-05 Young British Artists
- 60-06 Op Art and Bridget Riley
- 60-07 Feminist Art
- 60-08 Conceptual Art & Minimalism
- 60-09 Video and Performance Art
- 60-10 Kinetic Art
- 60-11 Land Art and Earth Art
- 60-12 Neo-expressionism
- 60-13 Photorealism & Hyperrealism
- 60-14 Arte Povera
- 60-15 Street Art
61 Recent Artists
- 61-01 David Hockney
- 61-02 Grayson Perry
- 61-03 Francis-Bacon
- 61-04 Lucian Freud
- 61-05 Antony Gormley
- 61-06 Damien Hirst
- 61-07 Tracey Emin
- 61-08 Chris Ofili
- 61-09 Sarah Lucas
- 61-10 Rachel Whiteread
- 61-11 Banksy
- 61-12 Ai Weiwei
- 61-13 Paulo Rego
- 61-14 Joseph Beuys
- 61-15 Anselm Kiefer
- 61-16 Gerhard Richter
- 61-17 Anish Kapoor
- 61-18 Jeff Koons
- 61-19 Louise Bourgeois
- 61-20 L.S. Lowry
61 Recent Artists
- 61-01 David Hockney
- 61-02 Grayson Perry
- 61-03 Francis-Bacon
- 61-04 Lucian Freud
- 61-05 Antony Gormley
- 61-06 Damien Hirst
- 61-07 Tracey Emin
- 61-08 Chris Ofili
- 61-09 Sarah Lucas
- 61-10 Rachel Whiteread
- 61-11 Banksy
- 61-12 Ai Weiwei
- 61-13 Paulo Rego
- 61-14 Joseph Beuys
- 61-15 Anselm Kiefer
- 61-16 Gerhard Richter
- 61-17 Anish Kapoor
- 61-18 Jeff Koons
- 61-19 Louise Bourgeois
- 61-20 L.S. Lowry
97 Forgery
- 97-01 Forgery – The Genius of Art Forgery
- 97-02 Forgery – The 12 Greatest Art Forgers (Part 1)
- 97-03 Forgery – The 12 Greatest Art Forgers (Part 2)
- 97-04 Forgery – Can You Spot a Fake (Parts 1 & 2)
97 Forgery
- 97-01 Forgery – The Genius of Art Forgery
- 97-02 Forgery – The 12 Greatest Art Forgers (Part 1)
- 97-03 Forgery – The 12 Greatest Art Forgers (Part 2)
- 97-04 Forgery – Can You Spot a Fake (Parts 1 & 2)
98 Tate
- 98-01 A History of the Tate
- 98-02 Tate & The Turner Prize
- 98-03 Tate Britain in 60 Minutes
- 98-04 Tate Modern: Artist and Society
- 98-05 Tate Modern: In the Studio
- 98-06 Tate Modern: Materials and Objects
- 98-07 Tate Modern: Media Networks
98 Tate
- 98-01 A History of the Tate
- 98-02 Tate & The Turner Prize
- 98-03 Tate Britain in 60 Minutes
- 98-04 Tate Modern: Artist and Society
- 98-05 Tate Modern: In the Studio
- 98-06 Tate Modern: Materials and Objects
- 98-07 Tate Modern: Media Networks
99 Fun Subjects
- 99-01 Christmas
- 99-02 Turner and Constable – Fire and Water
- 99-03 Too Good to Eat
- 99-04 Art at the Seaside
- 99-05 Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art
- 99-06 The Thames in Art
- 99-07 Venice – City of Water
- 99-08 Art meets Science
- 99-09a The RA Summer Exhibition (Part 1)
- 99-09b The RA Summer Exhibition (Part 2)
- 99-10 The World's Most Expensive Paintings
- 99-11 The Family in Art
- 99-12 My Top Ten Strangest Paintings
- 99-13 Art at the Seaside
- 99-14 Art History from A-Z
99 Fun Subjects
- 99-01 Christmas
- 99-02 Turner and Constable – Fire and Water
- 99-03 Too Good to Eat
- 99-04 Art at the Seaside
- 99-05 Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art
- 99-06 The Thames in Art
- 99-07 Venice – City of Water
- 99-08 Art meets Science
- 99-09a The RA Summer Exhibition (Part 1)
- 99-09b The RA Summer Exhibition (Part 2)
- 99-10 The World's Most Expensive Paintings
- 99-11 The Family in Art
- 99-12 My Top Ten Strangest Paintings
- 99-13 Art at the Seaside
- 99-14 Art History from A-Z