Waldemar Januszczak Documentaries

November 25, 2022 at 8:03 am

Made in the best traditions of British TV documentaries these series are a delightful and hearty supplement to any art [and] history lover's pantry. Regardless of your degree of expertise in the given field, Waldemar Januszczak is liable to find a hidden treasure in it for you anyway. If not by revealing lesser known gems of yesteryear's art, then certainly by opening a fresh way to see them anew beyond the discoloured layers of rusty art-history doctrine warnish.

The series can be categorized in two groups: The General Art History and A Mystery of an Artwork. We shall link here only some of the series that we find relevant - those dealing with times from the early medieval era till Renaissance, but be sure that there is more. Suit yourselves!

The General Art History

What The Barbarians Did For Art: The Huns, Vandals and Goths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qPA3Y38asM

How Muslim Art Challenges The Dark Ages Myth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugvQIjwbd6U

Men Of The North: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnNLDaaJvLU

The Great Myths of the Renaissance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxU0wAjm0D4

The Renaissance And The Afterlife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nTTHd5efA

The Untold Darkness Of The Renaissance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWAKJerd7Q

A Mystery of an Artwork

The Intriguing Psychology Behind Botticelli's Venus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbD2_r9zoio

Why Is The Mona Lisa The World's Most Famous Painting?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRPwbdIhYOU

The Unsettling Secrets Hidden In Holbein's Tudor Portraits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGvPjNPo1U

The Long Disputed Meaning Of Van Eyck's Painting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZNvYvxetoo

The Many Perplexing Interpretations Of The Tempest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypJEsnjt0qk