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All Episodes of Sister Wendy's Story of Painting

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All Episodes of Sister Wendy's Story of Painting

Sister Wendy Beckett takes a journey through the history of art in this ten-part series.
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Season 1

  • The Mists of Time
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    The Mists of Time

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/1996

    Sister Wendy discovers masterpieces from the time of the cavemen, the world of the pharaohs, and the age of chivalry.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Hero Steps Forth
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    A Hero Steps Forth

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/1996

    Sister Wendy takes a closer look at art in the Middle Ages. Featured is works by Giotto, Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden and Hieronymus Bosch.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Age of Genius
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    The Age of Genius

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/1996

    Sister Wendy visits Florence, birthplace of the Renaissance, where she explains why she thinks the Mona Lisa is smiling. Then she moves on to Rome, where she explores the Sistine Chapel.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Two Sides of the Alps
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    Two Sides of the Alps

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/1996

    Sister Wendy looks at the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Europe, taking in works by Bellini, Titian, Giorgione, Veronese, Durer, Holbein and Bruegel along the way.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Passion and Ecstasy
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    Passion and Ecstasy

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/1996

    Sister Wendy looks at how, in the Baroque period, the Catholic Church used art and artists to fight back against the Reformation of Rome.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Three Golden Ages
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    Three Golden Ages

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/12/1996

    Sister Wendy explores the golden ages of painting in 17th century Spain, France and the Netherlands. She journeys from Rembrandt's Amsterdam through the Spanish court and the works of Velazquez to the ruins of ancient Rome.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Revolution
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    Revolution

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/1996

    Sister Wendy studies English painting at the time of the Industrial Revolution, looks at art during the French Revolution, and visits Spain for the romantic genius of Goya.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Impressions of Light
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    Impressions of Light

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/1996

    Sister Wendy tells the story of the Impressionists and their followers, visiting Monet's garden at Giverny and the field where Van Gogh shot himself.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A New Pair of Eyes
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    A New Pair of Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/1996

    Sister Wendy visits Paris and the south of France as she traces the beginnings of modern art from Cezanne to Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Dali and Klee.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Never Ending Story
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    The Never Ending Story

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/1996

    Sister Wendy focuses on the art world that developed in America after the Second World War, looking at works by Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and Lucian Freud.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown