This six-part journey tells the story of Europe’s art from prehistoric to the Modern Age.
EPISODE 1
Stone Age to Ancient Greece
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
EPISODE 2
Ancient Rome
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.
EPISODE 3
The Middle Ages
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
EPISODE 4
The Renaissance
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
EPISODE 5
Baroque
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
EPISODE 6
The Modern Age
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
Rick Steves