Synopsis

By the year 1000, Europe's burgeoning wealth found expression in magnificent Gothic cathedrals, adorned with vibrant altarpieces, intricate stonework, and luminous stained glass. We journey to opulent castles to behold exquisite tapestries depicting a burgeoning secular appreciation for earthly delights, and finally arrive in Italy, where visionary artists like Giotto were perfecting realism and charting the course for art's future.