Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:11 am by Phan-Tom
There's many different styles represented in this video.
Pre-renaissance, renaissance, baroque, rococo, art Nouveau, impressionism, and several examples of of modern art.
All of the paintings are examples of western art which tended to be more "realistic" than other cultures, and like most people had a tendency to paint the people of their own ethnicity.
I enjoyed this video for what it is, and not dislike it for what it isn't.
As for the Michael Jackson video comparison. I remember when that video came out, and a critic said they preferred the Talking Heads version which was made prior to Jackson's.
Here's another painting to add to Dave's example. Which was at one time held the record for the most amount of money paid for a painting. The painting is by Velasquez.