Art Bites 131: Carving Marble: Visiting a Sculptor’s Studio
About the Episode
Whether in ancient times or in modern times, sculpting with marble is essentially the same process, as demonstrated in this visit with sculptor Raffaello Romanelli in his Florentine Galleria Romanelli.
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Extras
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Art Bites 196: Street Art
What began as tagging and street graffiti has evolved into a new art form.1:29 -
Rick Steves' Experiencing Europe
With Europe as our classroom, Rick shares the essential skills for smart, smooth travel.56:23 -
Art Bites 195: Social Realism, the Art of Communism
The art of Communism diligently promoted the heroic symbols of the state as propaganda.1:51 -
Art Bites 194: Picasso’s "Guernica"
With the large Cubist-inspired painting, Picasso put a human face on “collateral damage.”2:54 -
Art Bites 193: Marc Chagall
With heavy outlines and brilliant colors, Chagall celebrated nature and its creator.1:36 -
Art Bites 192: Surrealism and Salvador Dalí
Surrealists explored the subconscious painting everyday images in jarring juxtapositions.2:34 -
Art Bites 191: Edvard Munch and Expressionism
Expressionism captured emotions, trauma, and cynicism with distorted and garish works.2:06 -
Art Bites 189: Pablo Picasso: Cubism, "Guernica," and Much More
Picasso invented Cubism, captured the horror of warfare, and found freedom in abstraction.5:14 -
Art Bites 190: Romanticism and Romantic Era Painting
Epic, melodramatic canvases, images that stir the emotions, and an embrace of nature.2:43 -
Art Bites 188: Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt, with paintings like “The Kiss” captured a simmering hedonism in Vienna.1:35
