Art on TV July 13-19: Between Picasso, Bubbles, Pistoletto and Unesco treasures


A week of cultural programming on Rai and Sky Arte: airing documentaries, artist biographies and journeys among Italian masterpieces, from Caravaggio to Raphael, Banksy to Goya, not forgetting the wonders of Unesco heritage.

Once again this week, art finds its place on TV with a wealth of programming including documentaries, artist portraits and heritage journeys aired on major national channels.

On Rai5, tomorrow at 10:50 p.m. there will be the film The Sin - The Fury of Michelangelo. At 6:30 a.m. Monday, July 14, there will instead be the documentary Titian Without End. On Tuesday 15, also at 6:30, it will be the turn of The Intuition of Duchamp. And again, on Thursday 17 at 6:30 appointment with Mimmo Paladino. The Language of Signs.

Rai Storia also offers a selection of programs dedicated to art and cultural heritage. Every day at 2 p.m. the appointment with Daily Iconologies is renewed. On Monday, July 14, at 8:05 p.m., The Viticultural Landscapes of Piedmont - Langhe, Roero and Monferrato is explored, again as part of the Italian UNESCO Sites series. On Tuesday, July 15, at 2:10 p.m., space is given to the art of Caravaggio with The Martyrdom of St. Matthew, in the daily Iconologies column, and at 8:05 p.m., the appointment with Unesco Heritage returns. On Thursday, July 17, at 3 p.m. airs Lavinia and Artemisia, women and painters of the 17th century, a tribute to Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi.

As for Sky Arte, July 14 starts at 00:40 with Arte Povera - Notes for History, at 11:10 Banksy - The Art of Rebellion, then Piero Manzoni, Artist at 12:55. In the afternoon Tutankhamun - The Last Exhibition at 2:00 pm. In the evening space for Pompeii & Tutankhamun - On the Hunt for... with three episodes from 7:50 pm.

On July 15 at 02:15 again Tutankhamun - The Last Exhibition, at 10:55 Power of Rome, then more dates with Tutankhamun and Pompeii & Tutankhamun until the afternoon. This is followed by Medina Azahara - The Arab Pearl at 3:45 p.m., Raphael - The Prince of Arts at 4:40 p.m. and Palermo Capital of the Mediterranean in the late afternoon and early evening.

On July 17, the day begins with Master of Photography at 07:15 and Inside the Quirinale at 09:00. In the afternoon at 16:00 Masterpiece - Art Unveiled. The evening closes with Picasso - A Rebel in Paris at 8:30 p.m. and The Shadow of Goya at 9:15 p.m. Friday, July 18 to watch the film Caravaggio - The Soul and the Blood at 11:55 a.m., and again Caravaggio at 1:35 p.m. with Caravaggio and the Jubilee, while at 2:20 p.m. it is the turn of Picasso - A Rebel in Paris. At 6:10 pm there will instead be Roberto Bolle discovering the Galleries of Italy.

Art on TV July 13-19: Between Picasso, Bubbles, Pistoletto and Unesco treasures
Art on TV July 13-19: Between Picasso, Bubbles, Pistoletto and Unesco treasures


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