The Renaissance Unchained Season 1
Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.
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The Renaissance Unchained
2016Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.
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The Renaissance Unchained Season 1 Full Episode Guide
In the final episode Waldemar Januszczak looks at the surprising climax of the Renaissance as it spiralled into madness and distortion.
Waldemar Januszczak focuses on Venice and its extraordinary impact on art history.
Waldemar Januszczak returns to Italy to trace the Italian Renaissance from its perceived origins with Giotto and takes a look at the importance of religious narrative in Italian art.
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.