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During the long years of the Dark Ages, the flickering flame of art was kept alive principally by the church. While all around was dark, the great masters of Medieval art such as Giotto and Van Eyck worked within the confines of the religious world and laid the seeds for the Renaissance which was to follow. This episode features the work of Masaccio, Uccello, Van Ecyk, Giotto and Botticelli.

Following the development of non-secular art in the seventeenth century, the world of art in the eighteenth century assumed a more decorative role with a greater emphasis on pastoral themes. A strong classical influence also emerged which can be traced in the work of Titian and Rubens. This episode features the work of Watteau, Boucher, Hogarth, Gainsborough and Reynolds, exploring such masterpieces as the Rake's Progress and the Death of Marat.

As the strict classical disciplines of the eighteenth century began to fade, two very different movements came to prominence, from Constable and Turner influenced by nature, to the stirring works of Goya and Gericault. This episode explores the genius of works such as The Third of May and The Haywain. Romanticism has had a profound impact on the history of western art, and its effects are analyzed by leading art historians who add to our understanding of one of the most popular periods in art.

Everyone in the Fizz family is an artist. Everyone, that is, except Lester, whose paintings are pitiful and doodles are drab. He can't seem to find a way to fit in with the illustrious Fizzes, until one day a mouthful of gum becomes a work of art in Lester's talented lips.

Simple text and "Loopi the Fantastic Line" describe the concept of space in art and architecture.

Simple text and cartoon characters introduce some basic types of lines used in artwork and architecture.

Simple text and "Loopi the Fantastic Line" describe the concept of form in art and architecture.

This is a biography of the prominent American artist renowned for her images of gigantic flowers, cityscapes, and distinctive desert scenes.