A Very British Renaissance (2014)

Season 1 Episode 1

The Renaissance Arrives

0.06 / Mar / 2014•59m

In the opening episode, James explores how the Renaissance arrived, with a handful of influential European artists bringing ideas from the continent in the early 16th century - from the inspiration of Torrigiano, who fled Florence after a fist fight with Michelangelo, to Holbein and his influence on painter John Bettes - thought to be the first English Renaissance-trained artist.