Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Civilizations reveals the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures. Liev Schreiber narrates.
Manet Twists the Conventions of Art
Edouard Manet created a masterpiece famed as a masterclass in visual subversion.
Venetians Embrace Color Over the Drawn Line
For Renaissance art theorists, drawing always came before color.
In Islamic architecture, landscapes reflect a mastery over the natural world.
Artemisia's Most Subversive Work
Artemisia rebels against any notion that women shouldn't speak until spoken to.
The riches intended to buy off the Spanish only intensified their lust for gold.
Our compulsion to create images of ourselves is a defining artistic motif of humanity.
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in forging of humanity.
