
Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.
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Air Date: 1996-07-01
Sister Wendy discovers masterpieces from the time of the cavemen, the world of the pharaohs, and the age of chivalry.
Air Date: 1996-07-08
Sister Wendy takes a closer look at art in the Middle Ages. Featured is works by Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti,...
Air Date: 1996-07-15
Sister Wendy visits Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, where she explains why she thinks the Mona Lisa is smili...
Air Date: 1996-07-22
Sister Wendy looks at the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Europe, taking in works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, V...
Air Date: 1996-08-05
Sister Wendy looks at how, in the Baroque period, the Catholic Church used art and artists to fight back against the ...
Air Date: 1996-08-12
Sister Wendy explores the golden ages of painting in 17th century Spain, France and the Netherlands. She journeys fro...
Air Date: 1996-08-19
Sister Wendy studies English painting at the time of the Industrial Revolution, looks at art during the French Revolu...
Air Date: 1996-08-26
Sister Wendy tells the story of the Impressionists and their followers, visiting Monet's garden at Giverny and the fi...
Air Date: 1996-09-02
Sister Wendy visits Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art from Cezanne to Picasso,...
Air Date: 1996-09-09
Sister Wendy focuses on the art world that developed in America after the Second World War, looking at works by Jacks...