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He follows Baroque to its dark heart in Spain, focusing on the route of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and featuring star painters Velasquez, Caravaggio and Zurburan. He then carries on through Belgium and Holland to discover such celebrities as Rubens and Vermeer.
Published on: October 13, 2010 | 
Length: 59:28 | 
Views: 4064
 |  This video is available until: September 29, 2014
 

Baroque

Explore the Baroque tradition in many of its key locations. Starting in Italy and following its spread across Europe and beyond, art critic Waldemar Januszczak takes a tour of the world's best examples of Baroque art and architecture and explores their historical and social context.