Civilisations - Season 1 - Eps 5: Renaissances
Travel east and west to explore the connections and rivalries between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic empires that experienced their own cultural flowering in the 15th and 16th centuries. Both spheres were open to influences flowing both ways.
About Civilisations
Title: Civilisations
First Air Date: 2018-04-17
Last Air Date: 2018-07-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 12 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 9
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Nutopia, BBC, PBS
Synopsis
The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations.
Cast
Liev Schreiber
Narrator
Simon Schama
self
Jamal J. Elias
self
