04: The Prince of Peace | Seeing Salvation

04: The Prince of Peace | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 8'58''

A look at how Botticelli's Mystic Nativity heralded a new beginning.

03: A Child Born to Die | Seeing Salvation

03: A Child Born to Die | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 9'08''

Neil MacGregor considers how pieces of nativity art such as Bruegel's Adoration of the Kings can be seen to foreshadow Christ's fate.

02: Saviour of the World | Seeing Salvation

02: Saviour of the World | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 9'02''

Reubens's Adoration of the Magi shows how nativity paintings could be used as imperial tools.

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

01: The Coming of the Kings | Seeing Salvation

Art and Christianity | BBC Two | 1999 | 9'02''

This four-part study looks at how images of Christ reflect human concerns. Neil MacGregor traces the changes that saw the Magi...

The crown of thorns | Treasures of Heaven

The crown of thorns | Treasures of Heaven

Art and Christianity | BBC Four | 2011 | 4'27''

A look at one of the most important relics in Christianity, the thorn of crowns, and the chapel where it was once held.

Relics | Treasures of Heaven

Relics | Treasures of Heaven

Art and Christianity | BBC Four | 2011 | 1'22''

An explanation of the importance of relics in the Christian church and the history of the art form of the reliquary.

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