Perspective: From Renaissance to Baroque - Artistic Evolution Explored 

Whether you like the works in this or other “episodes” is up to you, I just wanted to give both thumbs up to the rebellious Mr. Waldemar J. He may not fetch millions at Sotheby, but he is priceless! Roguish, sincere in his art-related convictions and perceptions, politically sharp as a razor when politics is the last thing you expect in a gentle art expo, and gifted with humor permanently lodged in his cheek, Waldemar has yet to give a flat or uninformed lecture.

I’m binge watching this enthusiastic host nonstop. 10 documentaries in 2 days. As a professional artist who makes a living doing it I love art history as much as I paint.

The Hapsburg chin. Deserves an entire episode of it's own.

These videos by Waldemar Januszcak are my favorite way to learn about art and life. Thank you for making it all so interesting, amusing and memorable.

This dudes documentaries just straight addictive!

I love the history, Velazquez, Rembrandt and all the portraits, but I love the storytelling equally. The host's enthusiasm knows no bounds. These videos are fascinating and completely absorbing. Thank you very much.

The Rembrandt facial transition segment is amazing!

I've been an avid reader of history since I was a child. It Is only recently that I've fully appreciated the study of art history. Absolutely love these documentaries.

Wow......lockdown and binge watching this whole series.....like a crash course in art.

Rembrandt’s “Dad’s Army” IS going out to save the world: their own community. Imagine if an entire community of men could come together each evening to march around their town to ensure that all the inhabitants, including their wives & children, were safe in their sleep. Contrast with the “neighborhoods” of today, we have not improved on our responsibilities to one another. I love your work, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and love of art with us.

Studying art has been very beneficial for me. My family is constantly trying to force me to loose weight. Seeing the large, well-muscled women in the old paintings has given me the evidence I needed to prove that being thin is not normal. I've had heart trouble all my life. It was worse when I was thin. I'm sick less often and have more energy now that I gained weight.

I've watched his docs at least once a year and absolutely love them. The way he presents his subject matter is not just entertaining but educational as well.

The narrator makes everything captivating. Entertaining and educational

We absolutely love your videos! Compared to other videos, your series is the most informative and filled with fascinating facts! And Waldemer is so entertaining! Love him! PLEASE, keep making more videos about artists! Thank you!!

Love ALLLL of these!! Well done sir bravo 👏🏼

Brilliant. A wonderfully erudite and appealing guide to art through the ages. Loved the Holbein video!

Simply outstanding wonderful funny laugh out loud commentary.. Reubens will never be seen in the same light......Dawn French and Reubens.....a marriage embedded forever

I’ve read all the artists’ bios, past and present, but this guy has found corners and closets that enchant me, both in presentation and substance. Am addicted. I just let the iPad stroll through them while I sculpt and regularly hit the repeat button! Thank you!

Excellent. I love the way you morphed the young Rembrandt to his old age using his own self portrait. What talent these men had, and you, too. Thanks for sharing.

It is now my goal to watch every episode with this wonderfull teacher 💜💜💜

I grew up going to a baroque church every Sunday until the age of 16 when I moved away, from the Village of Saint George in Madeira where the church is the most ornate in the whole island, and I wonder why, because it's a rather remote location with few inhabitants, even more so back in the 1700s.

BRAVO !

You're the best, Waldemar!

That rarest of creatures. An engaging and informative lecturer/speaker

Off to the next episode!! Not, in so many years, have I enjoyed art history and education this much! Very few "film" series have garnered such laughs and emotive journeys as I've had w/ Mr. Januszczak. By accident I started another show thinking it filmed by Perspective and, upon hearing the narrator's voice was immediately running to squelch the unpleasant sound in my ears. Can't stomach it! Akin to "Dirty Jobs" sans Mike Rowe. OUCH! Thank you so much!

Could listen to this guy for hours! Proud 🇵🇱

We need the **dark side of Rococo** segment (part 3 of Rococo). 😍

Can you please fit more adds in? A documentary keeps interrupting them. Thanks.

This man is BLOWING MY MIND with all his incredible storytelling throughout. Him talking about the Hapsburg Lip and his telling of the story of Mary and Martha from the Bible blew my mind!

I am so happy i found this channel. I am addicted to it. Well, History of the Art was my mayor in College, but I couldn't do anything with it, so after graduating from College I have to take a bookkeeping course to find a job. But I learned a great deal of paintings and Art. I have travelled extensively and visited the most important museums in the world. I love art. I could say I took that degree just to learn what I like. Thank you a million Perspective for producing this films. I could, without a doubt say that are much better and ingormative than my art history classes, and the host is amazing I can understand every single word he says, although English is not my native language.

Quite possibly the best and most entertaining presentation of art I have seen! Nice work!🙂 Thank You!

Time flies listening to him talk about artists you thought you knew all about.

I just found this channel. And with it a new passion, Baroque. Fascinating and so well put together.

"...you need a degree in forensics to tell them apart!" (The Hapsburgs) Who writes this stuff? Genius Waldemar, genius! This was an especially juicy, sweaty, fleshy and lust filled episode. No Waldemar, you, you are the Baroque! Thank you. Now I have to go out and buy a huge pearl earring!

Waldemar's voice is intriguing...often sounds like a stage whisper. Sometimes this is explained by the enforced hush of churches and galleries. But not always.

Waldamar is my champion. Lets us know that art can be a joy to us proletarians. Brings it to us as part of our world to love too.

I love how it sometimes just cuts to him, looking like he’s being chased but he’s still explaining stuff

My favorite Baroque paintings in Seville is the Valdez Leal paintings titled In Ictu Oculi and the Finis Gloria Mundi at the Hospital da la Caridad

I recognised those feet the moment they appeared. Waldemar is wunderbar!

The Spanish kings possessing Belgium is actually a simple story. They were Austrian family - the Habsburgs - who married into the family that ruled Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Then they married into the Spanish royal family and voila - the rulers of the Netherlands became Spanish kings.

All the above and hopefully Waldemar will make more of these!

Outstanding.....the man's analysis irreverent style I love a man not easily fooled but absolutely essential viewing........ unique presentation

Love you Waldemar, Latszo Love! Endlessly edifying, endlessly intriguing, endlessly entertaining; Delicious THANK YOU to You!

What is the piece of music that starts at 32:11, when the Spanish Netherlands segment begins? I need it in my playlist!! Excellent episode by the way! Bingeing Perspective at present. Brilliant show! I adore you, Mr. Januszczak. I don't know a lot about art, and you're making it such a pleasure to learn! Thank you, I hope you are safe and well.

the things he says about rembrant's artistic style and themes really show a transition into the romantic period and the romanticization of everyday life and people, value of introspection and inner thoughts, and showing dramatism in the mundane.

You can’t oversee his passion for art !!! That is what makes his series so persuading

Can't tell you how much I appreciate and thoroughly enjoy your films.. I have learned a great deal from you.. Please keep them coming, I can never get enough! ♥️

I am blng watching all of this mans work. Incredible history and Art lessons all wrapped up in one.

When he said you can't imagine it anywhere other than Spain, I thought of Cuzco, and there it was! All of Central and South America looks like that.

@ 21:00 "Give me my scallop shell of quiet; My staff of faith to walk upon; My scrip of joy, immortal diet; My bottle of salvation; My gown of glory (hope's true gage) And then I'll take my pilgrimage." ~ Sir Walter Raleigh

Reading the auto -generated subtitles is an entertainment in itself. The changes rung on "bodega" alone are inspired.

I really enjoy these documentaries have watched a handful over the last few days thank you

"Turning this way & that. Some at the front, some at the back" Brilliant compositional insight!

I love baroque art , paintings , sculpture , architecture etc. The Flemish , spanish , and italians captured the drama that I love the most.

Love programmes, brilliantly written and intelligently delivered. I do however wish whoever thinks we need lingering close ups of feet would maybe get over his fascination.

Best channel ever

A fabulous presentation! Thank you.

Wonderful video, as always. But closed captions would be so helpful for the non British ear.

I could listen to Waldermar day and night... this is the only and best way to teach youngsters the beauty of the Arts and its history. THANK YOU!!

This video made me happy. Thank you for sharing such a lovely documentary.. Rest in peace for all masters. Baroque period of art always rank number 1 for me compared the other art movements

I just love these brilliant entertaining and educational I do hope they make more perhaps some on Celtic art and jewellery

Thank you for this!

Incredible program! Information, passion, humor, directing, delivery, all superb! Thank you so much, I’ll keep following and learning🕊🌸🦋💫🎨

Why could they make such awesome building hundreds of years ago, but we can't seem to manage even ONE public building that is beautiful or awe-inspiring? Our buildings are all ugly blocks of concrete or boring glass towers. WHAT HAPPENED TO BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE???

It might be a good idea to introduce this trivia; Oscar Wild's short story INFANTA, might have been inspired by this painting by Velazquez Las Meninas. Thank you again!

I love you!

Those pictures are so big!!

Watch a listen in pandemic days! Nice Fine Art Dox!Thanx!

Brilliant once again! Many thanks

Drinking game: take a sip any time he says an adjective like "tremendous", "tumultuous", or "momentous".

THANK YOU!

Here is one more of Waldemar's captivating documentaries that take you to another dimension and time. I can't stop watching them. I hope he never stops doing them. I do have one question for him. In this video, he says that Rembrandt wanted to be appreciated as the Greek sculptor and artist Phidias, who claimed he could do the perfect circle. As far as I know (and Waldemar says it in another video, it was Giotto who prided himself on being able to draw a perfect circle free-hand. Which one is it?

Good video 👍💕

Nitpicky, but those eggs are not "sizzling." They're boiling in water, a Spanish dish, "eggs in Purgatory."

It’s a good observation that the ideal Ruben’s woman was about size 18 UK (16 USA). Often people mistakenly refer to women as “ Rubenesc” when they are closer to size 26. It’s interesting that Ruben’s women also seem quite muscular with surprisingly masculine wrists, ankles, hands and feet. In spite of the fact many, like his wife, were ladies of leisure they look physically tough.

Thanks for the video!

Dear Perspectives...please stop putting so many ads on your videos. 15 ads on an hour video? 4 would be acceptable. I guess I will watch this on an ad blocker browser instead.

These videos are so addictive; Fun Fact 1: The cheapest model an artist can hire is themself; Fun Fact 2: The 2nd cheapest model[s] an artist can hire are their family members.

Some great jokes thrown in. A very Baroque presentation.

The scenes with the alpaca are in Cuzco right in front of where I stayed, which was a 500 year old hospeteria (if I spelled that correctly I’d be amazed.)

Brilliant

Great series.

I love his cutting Witt !

I love the way you put the girl into the picture in 57:52

Je vous adore, vous êtes un bon critique d'art, vous m'apprenez beaucoup de choses sur cette extraordinaire mouvement artistique qui me passionne tant.

Good job, never mind the criticism!

wow! excellent! enjoy!

Im curious what song is played by a clarinet at around minute 9.

Love it when he's his big old crackling map out.

Series: Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's (2009) Episode 1: “The Birth of Baroque (Waldemar Januszczak Documentary) | Perspective” Original title: “The Birth of the Baroque” Episode 2: “Baroque's Dark Heart (Waldemar Januszczak Documentary) | Perspective” Original title: “Baroque’s Dark Heart” Episode 3: “St. Paul’s Cathedral: The Baroque Wonder (Waldemar Januszczak Documentary) | Perspective” Original title: “Designing St Paul’s Cathedral” Related: “William Dobson: The Forgotten Genious _[sic]_ (Waldemar Januszczak Documentary) | Perspective”

Thank you for posting this insightful, informative, interesting entertaining video. I love this beautiful art and hearing all this art history. I love this era of art 🎭 Some of my favorite artists: Michael Angelo Leonardo de Vinci Vincent Van Gogh Pablo Picasso Paul Gauguin Monet Manet as for writing artists: William Shakespeare Gustave Flaubert Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Ernest Hemingway Mary Higgins Clark Sandra Brown David Baldacci Ruth Rendell Agatha Christie Nora Roberts John Grisham Thank you for posting this video that inspires me to enjoy art. I appreciate it.

Yes!

Brilliant! (-:Marion

I agree, I 've seen these many times over.

19:25 she STILL has the lip! A five-year-old never had a jawbone like that.

where were these shows,.,., when i failed art history TWICE, back in '92

not to forget the video and editing thumbs up

What is that lovely guitar playing at the beginning of the via de la Plata part?

Has the third part of this series been uploaded yet?

Love you bro..too many words would distract me from being more..more human...