Watch this video from the series, Art of the Western World, hosted by Michael Wood, The Classical ideal, and then write a critical analysis of it’s content.

Watch this video from the series, Art of the Western World, hosted by Michael Wood, The Classical ideal, and then write a critical analysis of it’s content.

This episode from the series Art of the Western World covers material from Chapters Two, Three, and Four from the text. (Culture & Values Volume One)

Some items works from the video to consider for your writing assignment include:

1. Parthenon in Greece
2.Why were the later day British so taken with classical art.
3.The Great Altar of Zeus at Pergamum
4.The Altar of Peace in Rome
5.Pantheon in Rome
6.Trajan’s Column
7.The Arch & Concrete in Roman Architecture
8.The Colosseum in Rome
Art of the Western World, is a nine-part documentary series filmed in 150 locations and 8 countries, and covers a 2,500 year period from ancient Greece of antiquity to the pop art of Andy Warhol in modern America during the 1980s. Oxford-educated Michael Wood hosts this ambitious series about the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Western culture. Wood’s points out how Western art mirrors Western culture, often providing the historical and social context for a particular piece. In each program, historians and scholars share commentaries on the times and the artists. Michael Wood makes a great host, genuinely conveying his enthusiasm for art, creativity, and imagination.
Link to video – https://youtu.be/ZgWno9NMGks

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