Curated Video
Francisco Goya's Third of May Painting
On May 2nd, 1808, Spanish citizens rose up against the occupying French forces. The next day, the French struck back at dawn. Hundreds of Spanish citizens were rounded up and shot. When Ferdinand VII regained power, Goya requested...
Curated Video
Francisco Goya's Los Caprichos Prints
What happens when reason or rationality is asleep and superstitious beliefs take over from science and reason? Francisco Goya explores this and other Enlightenment topics in his Los Caprichos series of aquatint prints. One of the most...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Elements of Democracy Part 47: Dare to Know
Learn about the Age of the Enlightenment and the meaning of the Latin phrase "sapere aude" on today's podcast.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unfolding an 18th Century Game Table
In this video [2:04] presents elegant furniture incorporating intriguing mechanical devices was a trademark of the Roentgen workshop, which from 1768 until about 1793 was one of Europe's most successful cabinetmaking enterprises. The...