The High Art of the Low Countries

Andrew looks at how the seemingly peaceful countries of Holland and Belgium - famous for their tulips and windmills, mussels and chips - were in fact forged in a crucible of conflict and division. He examines how a period of economic boom driven for the first time by a burgeoning and secular middle class led to the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century.

Category

Documentary / Art

Original air date

2013-04-11