Civilisation — Season 1, Episode 7: Grandeur and Obedience
Documentary • 50 min • 1 season, 13 episodes • ★ 8.2/10
Episode synopsis
Again in Rome of Michelangelo and Bernini, Clark tells of the Catholic Church's fight against the Protestant north, the Counter-Reformation and the Church's new splendour symbolized by the glory of St. Peter's.
About Civilisation
Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.