Imagine you're 4 years old, and you have Waldemar as your nanny / babysitter. And he begins to tell you story after story about history and art history in particular. What would you want to grow up as? An accountant? Nah! A banker? Nah! A Dentist? Nah!! An Artist? Well Duh! How could you want to be anything but an artist, after you'd listened to him expound its beautiful intricate historical tapestry and intrigue of the world of art? You listen to Waldemar, and all you want to do is run away with the circus, and paint your life away!

@adrianhutu

2 жыл бұрын

Waldermar , would you adopt us all?

@SPDOCS

8 ай бұрын

Beauty-Full Comment...

@StephiSensei26

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.@@SPDOCS

@WandaMartingaga

Ай бұрын

Dreamer 😮

@StephiSensei26

24 күн бұрын

@@WandaMartingaga Yup!

Waldemar, he's such a wonderful teacher. How fortunate we all are to have these great videos available to us.

watching from Wyoming as well . we need all the culture we can get.

@billmasson5313

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mickey-I used to live across the street from your folks in R-town I think. How ironic that I saw your comment here of all places.

There is NO ONE in my life like Jesus. My love for Him is so intense and so calming, that painting out my feelings about Him just feels right. I know people who say any images of Jesus/God are graven images and we shouldn't worship graven images. I agree that we should not worship these created images. My creations are simply visual love songs/homages to my MOST BELOVED. When Jesus said that if His devotees did not sing out their love for Him (Luke 19:40), the stones might cry out, I totally get this. My canvases are simply stones to spill out my feelings upon. They are not graven images to be worshiped.

I love his approach...like a bulldozer to history...let's see what else is under what we've been told! Fabulous! I can watch them over and over.

@timrobinson6573

Жыл бұрын

Get a life

Thank you for the education. You make me think, which is not easy at times. More education Please.

i love how in every comment section of this entire series there seems to be a competition in praising Waldemar

The "Dark Ages" were the pinnacle of western civilization. The "Renaissance" was not a "rebirth", but the continuation and final period of the Middle Ages.

God gave us Jesus Christ but he gave us scientific knowledge as well. Exploring religions now from a scientific point of view we have to realize, they are all a compilation of warnings, of how we need to learn to build up a symbiotic relationship with the Holy Creation, it's not casual that human beings have this strong sense for beauty, we must get involved saving beauty before we lose everything, watching together such awesome productions might help a lot, l am the biggest supporter of yours guys

The rotas stone posted outside reminded me of the the Jewish mezuzah: In mainstream Rabbinic Judaism, a mezuzah is affixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes to fulfill the mitzvah (Biblical commandment) to "write the words of God on the gates and doorposts of your house" (Deuteronomy 6:9). (Wikipedia) That there were no Christian images in early Christianity makes sense given the 1st Commandment against such. I wonder why he didn't mention these things at the beginning. But ... it's interesting.

@jasondrake55

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he seems to have completely ignored the fact that so many of the early Christians were of Jewish heritage and that the absence of early depictions of Jesus were not driven by promotional cautions but by Jewish tradition and Mosaic law. The emergence of images of Christ on the cross had nothing to do with a change in theology regarding suffering, because the teaching regarding the suffering servant Messiah go back 800 years before Christ to Isaiah chapter 53. This was His mission, not an afterthought. Jesus, Himself told His disciples that He would suffer and be killed. Funny how modern critics ignore that detail when they come up with their theories. Was that just bad research or did his explanation sound more dramatic for a video online?

With Janus I always find out something new that breaks the myths we are all forced to believe.

Dear Waldemar, I started out learning history in elementary school. Then, in high school, ancient history. Again when I switched schools, I got the same cavalcade from my art teacher. Then again in art college, in my course, A Survey of Western Art...so I sort of went from cave paintings to counter- reformation three times over, and now I have found YOU! I'm a painter/ sculptor/romantic kind of average schmo, and I just simply love your documentaries. Is that what you'd call them? Lessons? Lectures with show and tell? Whatever, I can't pull myself away from these. This is my second go- round with this ROTAS installment, and I'm getting even more out of it. Thank you. It's a wonder to be getting into senior citizen age ( just 6 months shy!) And to be able to so sincerely congratulate a much younger person on a job so well done. I don't know how you ever studied so much, or thought so much about how to house the huge inventory of your knowledge in a package with dramatic structure and accessible narrative. You know, I daresay you have made high- level intellectual learning as easy and consumable as coronation street, or antiques road show, or the baking contests...you are that good! I hope you don't take offence by the comparison. I think you should host Saturday night Live, or moderate a presidential debate, or be the next Canadian prime minister. That's how high a place I'm putting you. If you were any better, you'd be demi- god. Way to go, Youngster!

As an agnostic, I loved your chronography of Christian art and its evolution from youth to grave.

@Veroweithofer

Жыл бұрын

Same here, it actually confirmed my non belief in a deity.

Teenagers today: "Edgy! A SKULL ring! No one's ever worn one of these before!" Waldemar: "Hold my ancient-jewelry box."

I can remember my grandfather telling me they were called the Dark Ages, not because things were gloomy or the light was dim, but because not much was known about those times, since the obessive record-keeping of Rome was over, and Europe was not yet widely literate.

@rubynibs

2 жыл бұрын

And because the Allahuakbar pirates kept European ships from getting to the towns that sold paper.

@vukjovanovic5708

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Hegel needed them to be dark, so that after it could enter the age of light, Enlightenment. In many a story, they still go with that perspective.

@adrianhutu

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

They have also been called The Age of Faith.

@GS-rw9og

Жыл бұрын

@@kiwitrainguy excellent

Recommended this to my friend in Split, Croatia, where they were celebrating the Feast of St. Dujm or St. Domnius who cathedral there was built in 300 or 400 AD on the very burial site of the emperor who martyred Domnius. This great video is on point for them.

A wonderful documentary, but I do wish it hadn't neglected the split between the Eastern and Western Churches, particularly in relation to the affect that had on the understanding of religious art. But, of course, that alone is a significant project by itself, and there were time constraints. When he touched on Gibbon I thought he might go there, but it is true that Gibbon himself only touched on a bit, though he did take it further than the documentary did.

This is so outstanding! So original, so informative! Thanks to Waldemar, who is sheer brilliance!

This man is the detective of artists….

This is one of my favorite Waldemar docs!

Brilliant, insightful and worth every second. Rarely do I say that

learned so much more than just art, thank you the Perspective team!

Waldamer is the best...

art and architecture explained together, thank you!!

@kathleenmcgill5781

Жыл бұрын

Wish I was in touch with my archetecture friends from college

Early Christians were aware that crucifixion was shameful.

I love the way you explain and talk to us. So clear and so plain. Thanks . I love your videos.

No-one but Waldemar could bring those early days alive for us.

@Debbie_Bcool

10 ай бұрын

It was a Interesting small step back in time seeing the Roman image of Jesus and then the catholic image. It's also interesting that he was Jewish and my Jewish friends deny he even existed.

I love these documentaries!! Put things in perspective and helps understand the modern world!

@deocastaneda1928

2 жыл бұрын

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Love all the episodes, but this one - one of the favorite.

Waldemar has become my favourite art history teacher!

so illuminating, this analysis of early christian art. Brilliant. And like all these videos, so well presented and accessible.

I absolutely adore your videos and so also this one - I have always been attracted to the very eatly art and this one is just a wonder of opening into the early imagining, mysteries and symbols 🎶🖤🎵

Origin of wordle revealed? Thought I had seen all of Waldermar's videos but somehow had missed this one. Always so educational in a delightful way. Love them all.

Waldemar is just a total expert educator and entertainer

Love your videos 💞. You share so much history. And artwork! Thank you so much!

YOU ARE THE BEST THING ON U TUBE

Absolutely amazing! Thank you so much!

You never disappoint Januszczak :) Very interesting documentary but I must say, I love the soundtracks! Where can I find them? Can any one point me in the right direction? Much appreciated!

@ 34:57 Constantine is sporting a corn pad on his little toe....yet another example of Roman ingenuity.

How was it determined that the early Jesus had blond hair? And, thank you so much for this series; I'm enjoying it so much.

@colbystearns5238

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of ancient statues were painted, so maybe they detected some paint on some of his sculptures that were blonde colored.

@catofthecastle1681

2 жыл бұрын

Because blond was very rare, not unknown but rare, in this area!

@rubynibs

2 жыл бұрын

@@catofthecastle1681 Apart from Europeans who converted to Judaism, then a centuries later moved to lsraeI, blonds were probably more common in Jesus' day than today, due to the number of European slaves.

@kahlernygard809

Жыл бұрын

The Greeks conquered that area hundreds of years before bringing many Europeans to that land. Plus tons of trade through ships had societies interconnected

Wonderful teacher!

Wonderful to have access to this just brilliant thank you

What a wonderful Teacher you are I mean that...Thanks..

Monreale is wonderful - but if you visit don't miss the cloisters. The top of every column is a masterpiece.

Love this channel, not sure if it’s just me but there’s an add every 2 minutes!!

@keylupveintisiete7552

3 жыл бұрын

Take the marker to the end of the video and then hit replay 👍

@shirleypeters

3 жыл бұрын

Pay $10 a month for premium. No ads.

@adamadams6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@shirleypeters thanks I didn’t even know there was a premium KZread

@elizbeer

3 жыл бұрын

@@keylupveintisiete7552 Thanks!! Great tip🙃

@Xfire209

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamadams6740 Even simpler. Use an addblocker. Those are for free

You've hit on all of topics in the modern zeitgeist. A documentary that has brilliantly dated itself and is surely of it's time.

Love this! Watching from Wyoming-Thank You!🙋🏼‍♀️

@koksalceylan9032

2 жыл бұрын

Groetjes van Antwerpen Melanie O'Hara.

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

There's another one in these comments from Wyoming as well.

I didn't know Tenet came from this .. mind blown.

Have enjoyed this over and over again. Thank you for making this wonderful video.

The World would be very boring without Mr. Januszczak!... Great Work & Congrats - Enjoyed every minute of it... 💡💡💡

thankyou for this wonderful knowledge, i'll share this in my art group

This is fascinating. Id never heard of the Rotas squares before

Waldemar 🥰

Thank you for posting this video. Stay safe and healthy God bless you.

"Art never lies". Quite a bold claim; but is it true?

@yohei72

2 жыл бұрын

No, it isn't. As much as I like Waldemar, this made me roll my eyes to hard it hurt. Clearly bullshit.

@bradbray1737

2 жыл бұрын

art, like life, depicts an endless array of subject matter. However, one could argue that there is honest art from below (aka the common working person) and art from above (aka the wealthy and powerful). Honest art from below tells the truth about life. Art from above is PROPAGANDA...period. It tells you what the rich and powerful want you to know!!!

@skepticalmaiden

8 ай бұрын

In this context, it is. Context is important.

so many outstanding, interesting docs; this one has particularly frequent ads

☺ fascinating subject and presenter

Phenomenal doc

This prairie really blew my mind omg

Thank you.

This doco is so good!

Thanks!

I went there. Priscilla Catacombs. I did. Just boasting. Great series Channel 4. Thanks.

This is some low-key Medieval Historical Theology.

Bravo!

Great documentary, but the title ... you might as well say "money as an artistic force:. If Walt Disney had ruled the renaissance, Michelangelo would have painted Disneyland.

I love this guy!!

Buenas noches, lo tienen en el idioma español ??? Agradezco su atención

SO, he was a pretty boy waving his wand around. Great critique of early Christianity, wonder if the Nicaean council changed the art. After the discovery of anatomy, some art depicted Jesuses with bulging muscles! Totally ripped, and so were the Angels!

Too many ads. I love this presenter, WaldemarJ. I can’t deal with so many ads interrupting his presentation. I can not afford paid KZread. Social security does not give us old folks enough

@flashladderacrobat

2 жыл бұрын

Download Adblock , it's free , I never have any ads on You Tube.

The rotas square could even be a meditation upon Serapis. He too was a myth but was also known as Christos. Great vid tho as usual. Wonderful stuff.

@jmitterii2

3 жыл бұрын

Since Rotas squares were found in Pompeii in some buildings that were likely built in the BCE period, it is unlikely a Christian symbol at least in the beginning, perhaps adopted as it's found later in various places as late as the 14th century often used in folk magic with a loose relationship to Christianity. It is thought that Sator could indicate Saturn. But yes Serapis worship too.

@phillipstroll7385

3 жыл бұрын

Funny you should say that when they actually showed a statue of Serapis Christus in the video. He never points it out but he does zoom in on it.

There are others that proclaimed to show this art but yours is the best. In fact, one program does it have the first picture the the same as most others?.

Is KZread interrupting this every minute or two with commercials for everyone, or is it only happening to me? There seems to be far more commercials on KZread than on regular television. So sad!

@moussaibrahim7041

3 жыл бұрын

Friend, use an ad blocker, or download the Vanced youtube app.

@timward3116

3 жыл бұрын

@@moussaibrahim7041 Friend, thank you. From what I'm seeing via Google search, the ad blockers seem to cost money and the Vanced KZread app seems to be for android phones. I'm not a technical person and I only have an old laptop computer. Is there any ad blocker that is free?

@moussaibrahim7041

3 жыл бұрын

@@timward3116 yes, many good ones are free. What browser on your laptop do you use? And what smartphone, if any, do you have?

You might make a Believer out ot me. A Believer in you, Walemir. Where did these programs first run? BBC? Channel 4? I am in the US of A. So not real familiar with the Brit system. But I am familiar with The Guardian. Wikipedia says you resided there once. Great work. So pleased I found your work. Love how you have people waling by the paintings to keep it Real.

@kiwitrainguy

Жыл бұрын

Everything worth watching is on KZread.

@BrigitaMencigarJb29m

Жыл бұрын

It is Waldemar.

Trouble is the Empire was already split in two. And at a certain point during Constantine's reign, it had three emperors, Constantine being one of them, in the West. His idea was not to further devide, but rather to reunite the empire under his rule - one emperor, one faith, one church. He did that by killing off the others (one was his brother-in-law) and creating a new centre of power bearing his name and stamp - Constantinople.

Excellent, love this guy and this content! ,Although I may not agree with all the interpretation ,re= Eastern And Western-

Good

Waldemar is a fantastic person

It breaks my heart when a being portray as The All Creator who He creates things that can't be portrayed by any being. - The All Creator - Things that can't be portrayed by being (ex: heaven) - Being

The oldest known portrait of Jesus is in Syria and dates to about 235.

Hey, if you don't want the Gibbon Volumes @ 51:05, can I have them?

Amen❤️❤️🙏🙏

do something about amount/disruptive placement of advertisements!

The Shroud has ad a lot of new evidence since this was made.

@bradbray1737

2 жыл бұрын

sources and verification please???

Mad lads

Oh the thumbnail @22:05 brought me to this video

I think Waldemer knows better, if he was being truthful about having been educated in a Catholic school. The faithful don't worship the scull of Agnes. Agnes is venerated not worshipped..

@merryarttoonesakamarysusan559

Жыл бұрын

and people dont say xmas ...because of a greek letter they say xmas because they don't want to say CHRISTmas. that is just the story they came up to cover themselves but just google "offensive Xmas cards" and see the vileness that comes up...

@skepticalmaiden

8 ай бұрын

​@@merryarttoonesakamarysusan559😂😂😂

@skepticalmaiden

8 ай бұрын

Different views.

My main question for someone with an elongated skull. "How often do you feel headaches?"

Roger Scruton has a lock on this topic, oh, damn

3:50 Nolan says hi

You just skipped the entire byzantine period of artistic production. Spherical coverage of the history of art. Just ignoring a huge chapter of that history. So illuminating that you are!!

How do I get rid of the ads?

Drinking game idea: Take a shot everytime Januszczak explains something on the floor

@KristinkaAranova

3 жыл бұрын

Take a shot every time a fuckin ad pops up

@SecretSquirrelFun

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll play 😀 [the floor version, not the ad version. If we played the ad version, we’d die] 🐿

@SecretSquirrelFun

3 жыл бұрын

@Kat Harper ha ha awesome

@SecretSquirrelFun

3 жыл бұрын

@Kat Harper definitely a win win 🐿

Really enjoy this channel. I'm a fellow brit, familiar with this style of jounalese. I love love love the content, but find the style and manner frankly hilarious, I mean this in a fond way. The music, the tone of voice, so male, intellectual, slightly aggressive and ballsy sounding. 🙂Do we need to be so dramatic? This information would have me captivated without the drama. Personally I take things in better and enjoy content more when it's presented with tranquility ❤️

@phillipstroll7385

3 жыл бұрын

Girl you miss the whole point. He presents it that way for a reason. He's against the pretense in the art world. He's against the bougie take over of art, leisure, thought, interpretation of art, literature etc. He presents this way as a type of middle finger to the establishment. He's the rock n roll (sort of speak) of the art world. The whole point is to bring youth and passion back into the artworld. Although he himself is conservative in thought he presents to the youthful more liberal thought process. He isn't here to placate and pacify the emotionally and mentally dysfunctional. Come to think of it, no one of substance is. His whole point is to break past all that bs and bring intellect, passion, emotion, allegory and imagination back to the common man.

@TorMax9

3 жыл бұрын

If you wan "tranquillity", go to the Hallmark channel.

@catofthecastle1681

2 жыл бұрын

Do your own then!

@Debbie_Bcool

10 ай бұрын

Americans love this we have been in the dark so long we find it refreshing.

2:54 'Art never lies' Mark Rothko, Damien Hirst, Jackson Pollock

@kerder8660

3 жыл бұрын

But interpretation of it.. Hehehe does

@cameronkrause4712

3 жыл бұрын

somebody lied when they said damien hirst is an artist.

the problem with the theory about the first depictions of jesus is they depict him as a roman, not as a jew. therefore looking at those images as more accurate is itself inaccurate. jesus has rarely ever been depicted as a semite from palestine in the first century ad. also i find it strange that historians seem to play down the persecutions, when every single important early christian that we know of was killed including jesus. yeah, the romans obviously killed christians.

not seeing things with your imagination for imagination can only spin fantastical myths,,,,,,,,but to see the reality of what is

The Rotas Square translation is incorrect. The actual translation of it is "The farmer Arepo has works wheels". Arepo has been generally agreed to a be proper name though the nature of the name is unknown.

@starspike509

3 ай бұрын

The point is that it is an anagram of "pater noster", the literal translation of the words in the square is irrelevant !

Konstantin did not convert to Christianity In the year 313. In this year he ushered the edict of tolerance of Milan. His attitude towards Christianty is controversial and obviously underwent some development in so far as he favoured this religion more and more without forbidding other religions. As far as I was informed he was baptized on his deathbed. Christianity became the official state religion only in 380 by the emperor Theodosius. Why doesn't the presenter never explain the meaning of the fish? Ichthys meaning fish in Greek. But it is an acronym for Jesus Christ the son of God and redemptor. The presenter lacks historical advising. For instance the arch of Konstantin is devoid of any christian symbolism. And there may be reasons forthis fact.

@bradbray1737

2 жыл бұрын

#1) You are right that Constantine was baptized on his death bed, but he did construct churches during his reign in promoting Christianity as the official religion of the Empire. He also continued in his official capacity as a priest in the pagan tradition as did all Senators. #2) The acronym for ends with Savior (σωτήρας), NOT "redemptor" (λυτρωτής). And why would Waldemer want to share the acronym anyways??? He is sharing the SYMBOL (artistic symbol) as the point....NOT the acronym!!! #3) Waldemer presents the Arch of Constantine as mere evidence of Constantine's penchant to build big...really big. That is the point...NOT that it represents anything Christian!!! Project much?! Last but not least, #4) before you go on to accuse anyone for lack of "historical advising," you may want to clean up your own mistakes first!!! Just a suggestion.

21:57 heh heh.. nice