Encounters
See how advances in seafaring and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
Previews + Extras
Episode 4 Preview | Encounters
S1 E4 - 30s
See how advances in seafaring and a thirst for trade and exploration sent human beings around the planet. Distant and disparate cultures met for the first time, and art became the great interface by which civilizations understood each other.
Montezuma and Cortes
S1 E4 - 4m 8s
As the Spanish met the Aztecs in Central America, the riches intended to buy off the Spanish only intensified their lust for gold and conquest.
Paving the Way for Maruyama Okyo's Masterpiece
S1 E4 - 2m 42s
In what's regarded as Maruyama Okyo's greatest work, "Cracked Ice" combines everything Okyo knew from both Eastern and Western traditions.
Maria Sibylla's Encounter with the Natural World
S1 E4 - 2m
Through illustration, Maria Sibylla explained and painted their life cycle, their metamorphosis from caterpillar to chrysalis, to butterfly.
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