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A2 English Listening Practice - Museums
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of museums. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the screen...
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Michelangelo's David: Great Art Explained
"What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 "Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes...
Amor Sciendi
Madonna with the Long Neck
This strange and clever painting by Parmigianino asks a lot of questions. It deals with art inside a greater context and how how the story of art can often be self-referential.
The Art Assignment
Art That Was Never Finished
Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him so deeply. Featuring work by Michelangelo, Leonardo da...
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Vatican City: History, Attractions, and Dining Options
In this video, we explore the fascinating city-state of Vatican City, also known as the Holy See. We delve into its history, starting with its independence from Italy in 1929. With a population of less than 1000, Vatican City is a...
One Minute History
Michelangelo Buonarroti - One Minute History_1080
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564) is the quintessential Renaissance man. Sculptor. The Pieta. David. Painter. The Sistine Chapel. Architect. St. Peter’s Basilica. Poet. The magnitude of his artistic versatility is unequaled. Known as...
Amor Sciendi
The Creation of Adam: Neurology and Neoplatonism
We discuss Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel Fresco. It's fun to think the artist was capable of creating an anatomically accurate human brain in the painting, but more fun to discuss Neoplatonism.
Amor Sciendi
David vs David
How do two different artists address the same theme? How do the fashions of the time period effect art? I try to answer these questions by looking at Statues of David by Michelangelo and Bernini.
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Three Michelangelos in Florence: Great Art Cities
In this episode we look at three less well known works by Michelangelo, including a Pieta he made for his own tomb, a controversial naked Jesus Christ created when he was just a teenager, and a Bacchus rejected by the man who...
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The Beauty and Culture of Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and was the center of European trade and finance during the medieval period. Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, as the birthplace of the Renaissance, it attracts...
Independent Producers
The Art of Michelangelo
In 2013, a rare collection of paintings by Michelangelo was on display at the Muscarelle Museum at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. This audio story reflects on Michelangelo's life and looks at what makes his...
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Italy, Florence - Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of Saint Lawrence)
San Lorenzo basilica was the parish church of the Medici family. In 1419, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici offered to finance a new church to replace the 11th-century Romanesque rebuilding. Filippo Brunelleschi, the leading Renaissance...
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The Renaissance - The Politics Of The Renaissance
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video talks about...
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Italy, Florence - Boboli gardens
The Boboli Gardens were laid out for Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. The name is a curruption of "Bogoli", a family from whom land had been bought to construct the garden. The first stage was scarcely begun by...
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Art Smart: Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter
In this week's “Art Smart” Katie give us insight on the famous Norman Rockwell painting known as Rosie the Riveter.
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Saint Peter's Square in Vatican, Rome
Saint Peter's Square, sorrounded by colonnade and Saint Peter basilica in Rome
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Fountain at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican, Rome
Saint Peter's Square, sorrounded by colonnade and Saint Peter basilica in Rome
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Fountain at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican, Rome
Saint Peter's Square, sorrounded by colonnade and Saint Peter basilica in Rome
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Pope Windows at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican
The windows of the Pope speaks at Saint Peter's Square, sorrounded by colonnade and Saint Peter basilica in Rome
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This Week In History 11/1 - 11/7
This Week In History 11/1 - 11/7 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Saint Peter Statue in Vatican, Rome
Saint Peter's statue, and in the background Saint Peter basilica in Vatican, Rome
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Fountain at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican, Rome
Fountain at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican, Rome
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Seagulls over the Dome of Saint Peter Basilica
Michelangelo's Saint Peter basilica in Rome at sunset