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The Renaissance Unchained

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Waldemar Januszczak looks at the Renaissance's climax as it spiralled into madness.

Waldemar Januszczak looks at the climax of the Renaissance as it spiralled into madness and distortion, a period full of war, confusion and darkness.

In the final episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at the surprising climax of the Renaissance as it spiralled into madness and distortion. This was a period full of war, confusion and darkness, which was captured perfectly in the art of Leonardo, Bosch, Arcimboldo, Palissy, the Italian Mannerists and El Greco.

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Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch.

Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.

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