From Oct. 19 to 25, Rai Storia, Rai 5 and Sky Arte offer a schedule full of art and culture, including documentaries, series and in-depth reports on painting, sculpture and the great protagonists of Italian and international heritage.
A new week of events dedicated to Italian art and cultural heritage returns on Rai Storia. Sunday, Oct. 19 at 9:40 a.m. starts with Lavinia and Artemisia, women and painters of the 17th century, while at 12:05 p.m. the documentary Viaggio in Italia leads to the Marche region with Urbino dai Montefeltro a Volponi. In the evening, at 7:30 p.m., the series The Ways of the Middle Ages explores what remains of the Middle Ages in the landscapes and fragments of history still visible.
On Monday, Oct. 20 at 4:50 p.m., Mare Nostrum airs with an episode dedicated to Trieste, followed at 7:40 p.m. by The Ways of the Middle Ages, which explores the theme of imitation of the ancient. Tuesday, Oct. 21 opens with Daily Iconologies XVIII series: at 9 a.m. and again at 8:05 p.m. the protagonist is the Chapel of St. Zeno in the Basilica of Santa Prassede in Rome.
Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 8:40 a.m. the column presents Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, a masterpiece sculpted between 1622 and 1625. On Thursday, Oct. 23, again at 8:40 a.m. and repeated at 8:05 p.m., the focus shifts to Giovanna Garzoni’sSelf-Portrait as Apollo (1618-1620). Finally, Friday, Oct. 24 at 8:50 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. features an episode devoted to Antonio Gherardi and the Avila Chapel, created between 1678 and 1680.
On Rai 5 the week opens with programming that weaves together great masters of art, history and evocative landscapes. Sunday, October 19 at 6:00 a.m. airs Camille Claudel. Sculpting to Exist, an intense portrait of the French sculptor who was able to imprint her personal voice on matter. Late in the evening, at 11:14 p.m., the Iconologies column features an episode devoted to the Discourse on Sacred Images.
On Monday, Oct. 20, at 9:28 a.m., the focus shifts to MART - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. The episode recounts the richness of its archives, which hold correspondence, writings, photographs, drawings, clippings and objects: a constantly growing patrimony, fundamental to the study of the 20th century and its currents, from futurism to the critical debate of the first half of the century, to architecture, visual poetry and the neo-avant-gardes.
The week concludes on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. with the series The Colors of Villages. The first episode takes in Bevagna, in the province of Perugia, where the harmony between landscape and architecture reveals the evocative power of Umbrian beauty.
On Sky Arte, Sunday, Oct. 19, we start late at night at 00:30 with Operation Caravaggio, followed by episode 5 of Art Crimes at 01:20 and the documentary Ai Weiwei. Human at 02:20. The morning opens at 06:00 with Michelangelo - Infinity and continues at 10:55 with Piero della Francesca: The Enigma in the Canvas. At noon, Art Crimes returns with episode 5, followed at 13:30 by a new airing of Operation Caravaggio. In the afternoon, at 2:30 p.m., space is given to Sicilian Gods, at 3:25 p.m. to L’arte della gioia - Goliarda Sapienza and at 6:15 p.m. to Oliviero Toscani - Professione fotografo. Primetime opens at 8:40 p.m. with Valerio Berruti: More than kids, followed at 9:45 p.m. by a new episode devoted to Toscani. In the second evening, at 10:15 p.m., Valerio Berruti returns, at 11:20 p.m. Galleria Continua. The Ability to Dream, and finally, at 11:50 p.m., Black Art Matters, which continues into the night of Monday, Oct. 20, until 2:30 a.m.
On Monday, Oct. 20, morning programming focuses on the series Masterpiece - Art Unveiled, with episode 7 at 07:45 and episode 2 at 12:00, followed by Oliviero Toscani - Professione fotografo at 12:50. At 13:35 space is given to the documentary The Scream of Munch - The Great Theft. In prime time, from 7:35 p.m., Sky Arte offers an Art Crimes marathon with episodes 1, 4 and 5 running until midnight.
Tuesday, Oct. 21 opens with Artists in Love at 7:25 a.m., then finds Masterpiece - Art Unveiled with episode 1 at 8:15 a.m. and episode 3 at 11:50 a.m. After Art Crimes with three consecutive episodes from 12:40 to 3:30 p.m., the day continues at 3:30 p.m. with Piero della Francesca: The Enigma in the Canvas and at 4:30 p.m. with The Tale of Milan. From the Villages to the City from the City to the Neighborhoods, also shown again in prime time at 7:35 p.m. In second night, at 10:55 p.m., Artists in Love returns.
Wednesday, Oct. 22, the appointment is with Artists in Love at 8 a.m., followed by Masterpiece - Art Unveiled with episodes 5 and 6 in the morning. At 11:25 a.m. The Tale of Milan returns, while at 12:10 p.m. Art vs. the Mafia - The Power of Beauty airs, accompanying the afternoon until 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23 opens with Artists in Love at 07:35 and continues with Masterpiece - Art Revealed at 08:20 and 11:40. At 12:25 pm space is given to the documentary Otro Renacimiento. From Naples to Madrid, from the Prado to Capodimonte. Prime time lights up at 7:55 p.m. with Lotto and Berenson: Crossed Fates. The Rediscovery of an Italian Renaissance Master, followed at 9:15 p.m. by Piero della Francesca: The Enigma in the Canvas. Later in the evening, at 10:45 p.m., Lotto and Berenson returns, concluding the day shortly after 1 a.m.
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