I have never experienced in my life such a presentation of an entire art semester with such enjoyment.. it is March of 2023 and I just happened by accident to come across this wonderful presentation..

I so greatly appreciate this being online. I remember watching Rick Steve's The Best of Europe as a little kid (we didn't have cable, so I watched PBS). So crazy to be a freshman college student now taking my first Art History course and to look online for lectures to get me informed on the topic and come across such a gem. This really gets you excited to learn even more about the great pieces of work that Europe produced. It's a touch on so many topics that it gives you a sounding board to jump off of and learn more on your own. I was never bored. This man has a talent for educating, I think. He's engaged and therefor he is engaging. Really great.

So impressive. i took years for western art history classes and you just summed them up in a few hours. thank you for refreshing my knowledge

What a great lecture. It's telling that this video has so few views. With all of our technological advances and richness of information, many of us opt to remain uninterested in the larger world around us. Too bad.

@irisv5459

7 жыл бұрын

so with you, very sad!

@ohedd

7 жыл бұрын

Obizzy4shizzy other people would say you're wasting your time learning this instead of doing more socially useful things. Everyone has different interests, and it's nothing sad or "telling" about that.

@williamneil8862

3 жыл бұрын

yes, quite right and it feeds the worst form of American nationalism, exceptionalism...not patriotism. Eventually, if one follows the flow of Europe, your might understand that personal Christian piety gets transformed, via growing secularization, into universal health care, surely one of the truly significant realizations of the worth of each individual, whether in God's eye or not. American fundamentalists and many evangelicals belief if you're worthy, the market will reward you with health care. If not...

As a European ( English living in Italy) and having done history of modern art at Uni many years ago I have recently become interested in learning more about antiquity, medieval and Renaissance art. Rick Steves gives a very accessible lecture and can give you a nice introduction Loved the American pronunciation of certain words!!

I've been to the Uffizi. One of the best moments of my life

Michelangelo's Florence Pieta is my very favorite sculpture. Titian, Caravaggio, Leonardo and Rembrandt are among my most favorite artists! Thank you for this wonderful art video on the Italian Renaissance and Baroque!

there so much art and the context in this lecture than the previous one. amazing. just makes me even more want to go to italy :(

Seriously enjoy this series!!! And truly learning a lot. Thank you!

Great content, interesting to watch and very straight forward!

rick is great , i use to watdh him on pbs along with sister wendy.

Analysis of the art, so brilliant! Thank you!

GREAT! Informative, insightful, adept, robust and delightful teaching! Will watch again and again so it all soaks in! Abundant thanks! You're wonderful!

Wow! Great presentation. Very informative and enlightening

Great lecture learned a lot.

Probably the most entertaining talk about art I've heard. Interesting and impressive. I'll definitely download the tour guide when I'm visiting musea in the future!

@ildikoreiter5857

2 жыл бұрын

I feel,the same

I know just a little about most of these artists. I did not know the context behind most of them. He just brought together so much of what i did know that feel like i completed an art history class.

i am so glad i found this channel. thank you for doing such a great job!

BRILLIANT lecture!!!

amazing! I spend whole afternoon and night to watch and record!

@whkwole6842

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Ck : May we talk about the statues? I believe the 4 statues at 8:09 were moulded from cement concrete. If so, then it is logically true about all the other statues. That is, the statue named David was also built with cement. What do you think?

Who else is watching this a night before an art history exam? :D

SO engaging and informative.

Perfecto, Thank you.

very nice!!!! I am impressed!!!!

Thank you.

I do really enjoy listening to these but it would be nice if he had a pointer or something so I can see what he is exactly pointing to in some very detailed pictures to help out with what is what. But that's just me though

Awesome!

Great lecture 2 the Renounce artists Leonardo, Micealangelo, Leonardo masters of the Age.Great artist’s.Hamanist Rafell .Netherland art statues a change of Art and the counter refomation style of painting .I like the earlier artist though enjoy seeing work in the Prado. and the Lovre . Thanks Rick for history video great informative show helps one to review my trips and decide on new ones..Ann Deakin Warwick.

So good! Thank you!

italy, what a country

Mr. Rick Steves, were all the statues carved from marbles or stones like the Pieta and David?

amazing ❤❤🌺🇧🇩🙏

I hope there are youtube's channel as good as this one, but about the Japanese History. perhaps someone can recommend me some good channel? I love history!

What's with the 'Leonardo' first name basis..?

Amazing! So easy to remember and understand after your explication. JUST A LITTLE REMARK:year 1550 Russia doesn’t exist , its name was Moscovia. Its very important! Russia as political name starts to exist just in 18th century, before it was Moscovia

im your biggest fan Rick

Why have I watched this talk for the fifth time?

What is the best books on the Renaissance era

29:18 Michelangelo was satisfied??? highly doubted... he was one of the great name ever existed .. n ARTIST NEVER SATISFY.. its not possible...

look like do a ted x talk