The Renaissance Unchained (2016)

February. 15,2016

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The Renaissance Unchained

Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.

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The Renaissance Unchained

2016

Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2016

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Gods, Myths and Oil Paints

February. 15,2016

Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional notion of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases the ingenuity in both technique and ideas behind great artists such as Van Eyck, Memling, Van der Weyden, Cranach, Riemenschneider and Durer.

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Episode 2 - Whips, Deaths and Madonnas

February. 22,2016

Waldemar Januszczak returns to Italy to trace the Italian Renaissance from its perceived origins with Giotto and takes a look at the importance of religious narrative in Italian art.

Episode 3 - Silk, Sex and Sin

February. 29,2016

Waldemar Januszczak focuses on Venice and its extraordinary impact on art history.

Episode 4 - Hell, Snakes and Giants

March. 07,2016

In the final episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at the surprising climax of the Renaissance as it spiralled into madness and distortion.

Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.