The Art of Spain

tv show

poster for The Art of Spain

3 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired January 31, 2008

Overview

The Art of Spain is a BBC Four documentary series on Spanish art presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon. It consists of three one-hour episodes, and premiered on 31 January 2008.

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The Dark Heart

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 0m

Air Date

February 07, 2008

Overview

Andrew Graham-Dixon journeys to the country's scorched centre to explore Spanish art of the 16th and 17th centuries, a period that became known as the Golden Age. Tracing the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, the brutal conquest of the New World, and the religious madness of the Inquisition he discovers how a history so violent produced such beautiful art..