Examines the divergent themes of the Baroque period, including a new emotional appeal as seen in Bernini's The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, Caravaggio's naturalism, Velasquez's multilayered works, and the rise of bourgeois values as seen in Rembrandt's works. Features experts Irving Lavin and Simon Schama.

Episode 1: The Classical Ideal
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-1-The-Classical-Ideal
Episode 2: A White Garment of Churches
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-2-A-White-Garment-of-Churches
Episode 3: Early Renaissance
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-3-Early-Renaissance
Episode 4: High Renaissance
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-4-High-Renaissance
Episode 6: An Age of Reason and Passion
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-6-An-Age-of-Reason-and-Passion
Episode 7: A Fresh View: Impressionism
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-7-A-Fresh-View-Impressionism
Episode 8: Into the 20th Century
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-8-Into-the-20th-Century
Episode 9: Our Own Time
http://www.videosift.com/video/Art-of-the-Western-World-9-Our-Own-Time