Art of the Western World
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First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture, and studies the art masterpieces as reflections of the Western culture that produced them.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
Created By
Perry Miller Adato
Cast
Michael Wood
Self - Presenter
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