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The Renaissance Unchained: Episode 1: Gods, Myths and Oil Paints

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Episode 1: Gods, Myths and Oil Paints

Gods, Myths and Oil Paints

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Waldemar Januszczak challenges the idea of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy.

Waldemar Januszczak challenges the idea of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases northern European artists like Van Eyck and Durer.

Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional notion of the Renaissance having fixed origins in Italy and showcases the ingenuity in both technique and ideas behind great artists such as Van Eyck, Memling, Van der Weyden, Cranach, Riemenschneider and Durer.

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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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