Paradise on Earth
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, escapes and refuges—the elusive paradise on earth.
Previews + Extras
Episode 6 Preview | Paradise on Earth
S1 E6 - 30s
Explore one of humanity’s deepest artistic urges: the depiction of nature. But landscape painting is seldom a straightforward portrayal of observed nature; it's a projection of dreams, idylls, escapes and refuges—the elusive paradise on earth.
Nature Becomes the Story
S1 E6 - 3m 1s
Albrecht Altdorfer sidesteps religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics by using nature.
Landscape as Ideology
S1 E6 - 34s
In Li Cheng's hands, landscape art became not a depiction of the natural world, but a kind of official ideology, promoting order.
Heavenly Paradises on Earth
S1 E6 - 55s
In Islamic architecture, landscapes reflect a mastery over the natural world.
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