Visiting three great Gothic churches (Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, Chartres’ Cathedral, and the York Minster), we see how 800-year-old stained-glass windows
In ancient Rome, more than the Colosseum was colossal. Grand statues decorated imposing buildings that stoked massive imperial egos. With
Holy relics — often bits of bones or possessions of saints — were the “ruby slippers” of medieval Europe and they were
We’ll visit the studio of a modern-day marble sculptor in Florence.
Rome’s Altar of Peace and the Trophy of the Alps are fine examples of art as propaganda.
