Art Bites 191: Edvard Munch and Expressionism
About the Episode
Munch’s iconic “Scream” seemed to tee up a world ready to go off the rails, filled with angst, and demoralized by WWI. Expressionism captured the emotions, trauma, and cynicism of that generation with distorted, haunted, and garish works.
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Art Bites 125: Christianity and Its Art in Ancient Rome
Tombs, catacombs, and early Christian art tell the story of Christianity in Rome5:12 -
Art Bites 124: Ancient Roman Mosaics Pave the Villa Romana del Casale
This villa is paved extravagantly with fine mosaics depicting Rome’s rich and powerful.1:40 -
Art Bites 123: The Fall of Rome
Rome declined for centuries after its peak and left monuments to tell the story.4:20 -
Art Bites 122: Ancient Ephesus
The ancient city of Ephesus offers temples, a towering library, and an impressive theater.2:07 -
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Art Bites 120: The Ruins of Pompeii and Its Art
The excavated site of Pompeii gives a revealing look at a great Roman city.5:19 -
Art Bites 119: Ancient Roman Sculpture, Portrait Busts, and Realism
Roman sculptors specialized in ultra-realistic, warts-and-all portrait busts.3:11 -
Art Bites 118: Ancient Roman Mosaics and Frescoes
Mosaics were a Roman forte, and frescoes often gave an intimate peek at Roman lives.3:01 -
Art Bites 117: Ancient Rome’s Pantheon
The Pantheon gives us a feel for the magnificence of Roman engineering and aesthetics.2:23
