Rick Steves' Europe - Cascade PBS (Page 4)

The greatest art of the Middle Ages was Gothic church art: jewel-filled treasuries, statues of saints with the symbols of

Cascade PBS Staff • Sep 30, 2024

Holy relics — often bits of bones or possessions of saints — were the “ruby slippers” of medieval Europe and they were

Cascade PBS Staff • Sep 30, 2024

Rome’s empire was fueled by plunder from its conquests and held together in part by art that functioned as

Cascade PBS Staff • Sep 26, 2024

Whether in ancient times or in modern times, sculpting with marble is essentially the same process, as demonstrated in this

Cascade PBS Staff • Sep 26, 2024

Much of the “art and architecture” of ancient Rome could be found in its infrastructure and engineering. It was a

Cascade PBS Staff • Sep 26, 2024