Art on TV: Art Nouveau, the Riace Bronzes, Lorenzo Lotto


Week full of art on television: Rai Storia offers Italy: journey into beauty, Rai 5 and Sky Arte devote space to Lorenzo Lotto, Pellizza da Volpedo, Caravaggio and contemporary exhibitions. Full details of the programs from February 8 to 14.

Here is the art schedule on Rai Storia, Rai 5 and Sky Arte: exhibitions, great artists and documentaries aired Feb. 8-14.

On Rai Storia, Monday, Feb. 9, from 10:10 to 11:05 p.m., airs Italy: journey into beauty, season 2025 episode 2, entitled The Pope and the Architect. The Ideal in Castro and Pienza. Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 10:25 to 10:35 a.m., is scheduled Lavinia and Artemisia. Women and Women Painters of the 1600s. Next, from 10:35 to 11:25 a.m., Italy: journey into beauty returns, season 2025 episode 2, The Pope and the Architect. The ideal in Castro and Pienza.

On Wednesday, February 11, from 7:30 to 8:20 a.m., Italy: journey into beauty, season 2025 episode 2, The Pope and the Architect, airs again. The Ideal in Castro and Pienza.

On Thursday, February 12, from 15:25 to 16:20, programming again features Italy: journey into beauty, season 2025 episode 2, The Pope and the architect. The Ideal in Castro and Pienza. On Saturday, Feb. 14, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., space is given to La grande époque. Art Nouveau.

On Rai 5, Sunday, Feb. 8, from 06:10 to 07:09, airs Lorenzo Lotto, season 2023 episode 19, dedicated to Lorenzo Lotto. On Friday, February 13, from 11:28 p.m. to 12:27 a.m., space is given to Art Night, season 2025, with the episode Pellizza pittore da Volpedo. Saturday, Feb. 14, from 1:08 to 2:04 p.m., Art Night returns in repetition.

On Sky Arte, Sunday, Feb. 8, from 2:35 to 4 p.m., Livio Garzanti airs. Il Gran Viziato - La Morale Nascosta Di Un Editore Formidabile, a portrait of the publisher of 20th century literary talents. From 5:00 to 6:20 p.m., Pellizza Pittore Da Vol pedo recounts the life and artistic legacy of Pellizza da Volpedo, author of the famous painting Quarto Stato, between personal pain and a vision of human society. At 6:20 p.m., S6 Ep5 - The Square: All You Can Art takes viewers to Milan to visit Mantua artist Stefano Arienti and then to Valle d’Aosta for the Fernando Botero retrospective entitled Monumental Technique. From 7 to 8:35 p.m., The Odd Couple - The Art Of Gilbert & George explores their artistic philosophy, where life and art coincide. In primetime, at 10:05 p.m., S1 Ep6 - Italy For Movies offers a journey through sacred lands and spiritual places, followed at 10:55 p.m. by S11 Ep11 - ArtBox, with a focus on the state of Italian and international art on the occasion of the 49th edition of Arte Fiera.

On Monday, Feb. 9, from 01:05 to 01:50, Inside Marangoni: Where Talents are Born shows the behind-the-scenes of Istituto Marangoni Milano and the Fashion Design students’ final Fashion Show. From 06:35 to 07:30, S1 Ep1 - Sacred Beauty - Stories of Saints and... tells about the relics of Christ and Mary, followed at 07:30 by S1 Ep2 - Sacred Beauty about the cult objects of the saints. At 08:25, St. Francis: From the Heart of Umbria to the World explores the figure of the Saint of Assisi. In the afternoon, from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m., S1 Ep4 - Italian Season presents Artemisia - An Artist Under Accusation, followed at 12:55 p.m. by S1 Ep5 - Italian Season on Casanova. From 1:50 to 2:30 p.m., S11 Ep11 - ArtBox updates on the state of Italian and international art.

At 4:10 pm, S6 Ep5 - The Square: All You Can Art visits Stefano Arienti and the Botero retrospective again, followed at 4:45 p.m. by S1 Ep1 - La Battaglia Di Pavia E Altre Storie. At 6:10 p.m., Artissima 2025: Operations Manual for Spaceship Earth presents the fair’s theme and the 176 participating galleries. The evening continues at 8:30 p.m. with S1 Ep2 - The Nazis and Stolen Art, at 9:15 p.m. with S1 Ep1 - Art Crimes on Van Gogh, at 10:20 p.m. with S1 Ep4 - Art Crimes on Frans Hals, and at 11:20 p.m. with S1 Ep5 - Art Crimes dedicated to Caravaggio.

On Tuesday, February 10, from 00:15 to 01:15, Caravaggio - Theft in Malta tells the true story of a priest who tries to recover a stolen work. At 06:00, S11 Ep12 - ArtBox shows the best art exhibitions in Italy and around the world, followed at 06:35 by St. Francis: From the Heart of Umbria to the World and at 06:50 by Lombardy. The New Beauty. At 11:55, S1 Ep5 - Italian Season is devoted to Casanova, followed at 12:50 by S1 Ep1 - Italian Season on Dante and at 13:45 by S1 Ep2 - Nazis and Stolen Art. From 2:30 to 3:35 p.m., S1 Ep5 - Art Crimes delves into the theft of a Caravaggio painting, followed at 3:35 p.m. by S1 Ep4 - Italian Season on Artemisia Gentileschi. The evening offers, at 8:40 p.m., S11 Ep12 - ArtBox, at 9:15 p.m. S5 Ep1 - Invisible Italies on the Castelli Romani, at 9 p.m:50 S5 Ep2 - Invisible Italies on Ancona, at 22:25 S5 Ep3 - Invisible Itali es on Monferrato, and at 23:00 S5 Ep4 - Invisible Italies on Benevento. At 11:35 p.m., S5 Ep5 - Invisible Itali es tells about the Aosta Valley and the Challant family.

Wednesday, February 11, from 00:05 to 00:35, S5 Ep6 - Invisible Itali es explores Calabria and the 1783 earthquake, followed at 00:35 by S11 Ep12 - ArtBox, at 01:10 S5 Ep1 - Invisible Italies, at 01:40 S5 Ep2 - Invisible Italies, at 02:10 S5 Ep3 - Invisible Italies. At 04:20, S1 Ep7 - 33 rpm Italian masters is dedicated to Franco Battiato, followed at 05:10 by S1 Ep3 - 33 rpm Italian masters on Ivan Graziani. From 06:00 to 06:50, S1 Ep3 - Sacred Beauty tells about the price of faith of the saints, followed at 06:50 by S1 Ep4 - Sacred Beauty on the blood of martyrs.

At 09:25, The Odd Couple - The Art Of Gilbert & George shows the life as art of the two artists. At 11:00, S1 Ep1 - Italian Season on Dante and at 11:55 S1 Ep2 - Italian Season on La Scala. From 12:50 to 1:25 p.m., S11 Ep12 - ArtBox, followed at 1:25 p.m. by S5 Ep1 - Invisible Italies, at 2 p.m. S5 Ep2 - Invisible Italies, at 2 p.m:35 S5 Ep3 - Invisible Italies, at 15:10 S5 Ep4 - Invisible Italies, at 15:45 S5 Ep5 - Invisible Italies, and at 16:20 S5 Ep6 - Invisible Italies. From 16:55 to 18:30, Semidei recounts the discovery of the Riace Bronzes.

On Thursday, Feb. 12, from 06:00 to 06:50, S1 Ep5 - Sacred Beauty explores the relics of the restless saints, followed at 06:50 by S1 Ep6 - Sacred Beauty on the search for eternity. At 09:30, Black Art Matters highlights the impact of Driskell’s exhibition. At 11:30, S6 Ep5 - The Square: All You Can Art, followed at 12:05 by S1 Ep3 - Italian Season on Pompeii and at 13:00 by S1 Ep2 - Italian Season on La Scala. In prime time, at 8:25 p.m., S1 Ep6 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces on Klimt and the Third Reich, followed at 9:15 p.m. by The Kiss Of Klimt, at 10:55 p.m. by S1 Ep5 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces on Marc and Nazi Censorship, and at 11:45 p.m. by The Kiss Of Klimt.

Lorenzo Lotto, Martinengo Altarpiece (1513-1516; oil on panel, 520 x 250 cm; Bergamo, church of Santi Bartolomeo e Stefano)
Lorenzo Lotto, Martinengo Altarpiece (1513-1516; oil on panel, 520 x 250 cm; Bergamo, church of Santi Bartolomeo e Stefano)

Art on TV: Art Nouveau, the Riace Bronzes, Lorenzo Lotto
Art on TV: Art Nouveau, the Riace Bronzes, Lorenzo Lotto



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