The Genius of Gothic Art

Release date: 2021-05-02
Votes: 2
Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie
Death and the devil, nudity and eroticism, horror in blazing colours, Gothic art cast a spell over people 500 years ago. In these image-poor times, art deliberately and skilfully played with the emotions of the viewer, triggering fear, devotion, but also rapture. Art documentary on German gothic art of the late-middle ages.
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