The Renaissance Unchained (2016)

Name: The Renaissance Unchained
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Waldemar Januszczak

Documentary

Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (222 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Waldemar Januszczak Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.08 avg 4 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 60 min avg

Big finale
U-shaped

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gods, Myths and Oil Paints	8.1	26
2	Whips, Deaths and Madonnas	8.0	21
3	Silk, Sex and Sin	7.8	22
4	Hell, Snakes and Giants	8.4	20