Rick Steves Art of the Middle Ages
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The Middle Ages spanned a thousand years from about 500 to 1500.
Romanesque churches were filled with beautiful art and that art served the church as most people were illiterate pictures and symbols were used to teach and celebrate the Christian message.
Gothic was an architectural leap forward with taller and taller churches reaching for the heavens and filled with more and more light.
The Vikings were also wide-ranging sea traders and Hearty settlers with their own Artful culture.
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Rick Steves' Europe © 2023 | After Rome fell, Europe spent a thousand years in its Middle Ages. Its art shows how the light of civilization flickered in monasteries and on Europe’s fringes: Christian Byzantium, Moorish Spain, and pagan Vikings. Then, around A.D. 1000, Europe rebounded. The High Middle Ages brought majestic castles, radiant Gothic cathedrals, and exquisite art that dazzled the faithful and the secular alike. Find names and locations for works of art listed in the script at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/middle-ages-art #ricksteves #rickstevesart #arthistory Check out more Rick Steves’ Europe travel resources: • “Rick Steves’ Europe” public television series: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show • “Travel with Rick Steves” public radio program: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/radio • European Tours: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours • Guidebooks: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/guidebooks • Travel Gear: https://store.ricksteves.com/shop/ • Travel Classes: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/travel-talks • Rick Steves Audio Europe App: https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, writes European travel guidebooks, and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio.