Rick Steves' Art of Europe
Stone Age to Ancient Greece
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
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The Renaissance
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
Rick Steves' Art of Europe
The Modern Age
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
Rick Steves' Art of Europe
The Middle Ages
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
Rick Steves' Art of Europe
Ancient Rome
The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art.