
This 3 part series is presented by the British Art Critic, Andrew Graham-Dixon. He explores the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium and how history has influenced the area's art, architecture and culture. Cloth was used in the area's first expression of art in the making of tapestries going back to the 14 th century. They were the No. 1 luxury item of the day. The Low Countries were well placed geographically for markets for their art.
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Air Date: 2013-04-04
Andrew Graham-Dixon shows how the art of Renaissance Flanders evolved from the craft of precious tapestries within th...
Air Date: 2013-04-11
Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at how the seemingly peaceful countries of Holland and Belgium - famous for their tulips an...
Air Date: 2013-04-18
Following a brief period of decline, the entrepreneurial and industrious region of the Low Countries rose again to be...