Jun 29, 2016
53 min
Full-HD

The Spanish Golden Age (2016)

A journey through the Spain of the Baroque, the glorious 17th century, an unfortunate era of endless wars and political tribulations; but also of great painters and sculptors who created astonishing pieces of art: el Siglo de Oro.

Category

Documentary History TV Movie

Country

Germany

Companies

ARTE Medea Film Factory ZDF

Claudia Michelsen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Fernando Bouza

Self - Art Historian

Gerardo Ortega

Self - Priest

María Bolaños

Self - Museum Director

Sven Jakstat

Self - Museums of Berlin Curator

Catalina Heroven

Self - Museums of Berlin Curator

Michael Eissenhauer

Self - Museums of Berlin General Director

María López-Fanjul

Self - Museums of Berlin Curator

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