Art on TV: Beato Angelico, Carracci, Bernini and Raphael


From Dec. 14 to 20, the TV week opens with Beato Angelico and continues with in-depth looks at Bernini, Carracci, Raphael's masterpieces and the wonders of Rai 5 and Sky Arte. Find out all the events for art and culture lovers.

On Rai Storia the week opens Monday, Dec. 15, from 8:55 to 9:00 a.m. with Iconologie quotidiane, which features an episode devoted to Beato Angelico’s San Marco Altarpiece. The same episode also returns to the air in the evening, from 8:05 to 8:10 p.m. On Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 8:55 to 9:00 a.m., it is still time for Daily Iconologies. The morning continues from 10:05 to 11:00 a.m. with Italy: journey into beauty, season 2025, with the episode In the Minds of Men. Unesco 1945-2025. In prime time, from 8:05 to 8:10 p.m., Daily Iconologies returns.

On Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 7:05 to 8:00 a.m., Italy: journey into beauty airs, again with In the Minds of Men. Unesco 1945-2025. Next, from 08:50 to 08:55, Iconologie quotidiane dedicates the episode to the Vault frescoed by Annibale Carracci, in the Galleria Farnese of Palazzo Farnese in Rome. The episode also returns in the evening, from 20:05 to 20:10.

On Thursday, Dec. 18, from 8:25 to 8:30 a.m., Daily Iconologies presents an in-depth look at Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s David. In the afternoon, from 15:05 to 16:00, Italy: journey into beauty returns with In the Minds of Men. Unesco 1945-2025. In the evening, from 8:05 to 8:10 p.m., the episode devoted to Bernini’s David is shown again. On Friday, Dec. 19, from 8:45 to 8:50 a.m., programming includes a new appointment with Daily Iconologies, which also returns in the evening slot from 8:05 to 8:10 p.m.

On Rai 5, Sunday, Dec. 14, from 06:00 to 06:55 a.m., airs The Colors of Art, season 1 episode 3, dedicated to Yellow. The same day, from 15:40 to 16:07, is the broadcast Fantastic Gardens and Where to Find Them, season 4 episode 4, with a focus on the Garden of Sweet Idleness. In the evening, from 11:13 to 11:20 p.m., Daily Iconologies airs.

On Monday, Dec. 15, from 06:28 to 06:34 a.m., is Roman Itineraries, season 2025 episode 16, focusing on Santa Maria dell’Orto. Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 06:31 to 06:36, Roman Itineraries, season 2025 episode 17, explores the Fontanone. Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 06:29 to 06:33 a.m., Roman Itineraries, season 2025 episode 18, proposes Sant’Andrea della Valle.

On Thursday, Dec. 18, from 06:30 to 06:35, Roman Itineraries, season 2025 episode 19, dedicated to the Gonfalone, airs. On Friday, December 19, from 06:30 to 06:35, the week ends with Roman Itineraries, season 2025 episode 20, dedicated to Trinità dei Monti.

On Sky Arte, Sunday, Dec. 14, morning programming kicks off at 06:15 with Artissima 2025: Operations Manual for Space Ship Earth, followed at 06:40 by S1 Ep1 - The Nazis and Stolen Art. At 07:35 airs S1 Ep2 - The Nazis and Stolen Art, followed at 08:25 by S1 Ep3 - The Nazis and Stolen Art. At 09:05 is Raphael’s The Sistine Madonna - The Rediscovered Masterpiece, while at 09:55 Beato Angelico. Painter of Light takes the baton. At 11:20 a.m. airs S6 Ep1 - The Square: All You Can Art, followed at 12:10 by Artissima 2025: Operations Manual for Spaceship Earth. In the afternoon, at 4 p.m., space is given to Peggy Guggenheim and Edmondo Bacci: Color and Light. In prime time, at 7:45 pm, S1 Ep1 - Fashion. An Italian Revolution previews S1 Ep2 at 9:15 p.m. and S1 Ep3 at 10:15 p.m., closing the evening at 11:15 p.m.

On Monday, December 15, from 00:15, S1 Ep4 - Fashion continues . An Italian Revolution, followed by S11 Ep6 - ArtBox at 01:20 and Ai Weiwei. Human at 02:15. S1 Ep2 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces airs at 02:50. The morning begins at 06:15 with Ennio Flaiano, a stranger in his homeland and at 07:55 Vermeer - The Greatest Exhibition. At 11:20 Beato Angelico returns . Painter of Light, followed at 13:00 by S1 Ep1 - Journeys of.Sign: Stories of Beauty... and at 13:50 by S1 Ep2 - Journeys of.Sign: Stories of Beauty.... At 2:20 pm airs S11 Ep6 - ArtBox, followed at 2:50 pm by Piero Manzoni, artist and at 3:25 pm by Alighiero and Boetti - Shaman and Showman. At 4:25 p.m. Napalm Girl. The Journey of a Photographyanthropist S1 Ep4 - Sacred Beauty - Stories of Saints and... of 5:25 p.m. Primetime features S1 Ep5 at 9:15 p.m., S1 Ep6 at 10:05 p.m. and S1 Ep4 at 10:55 p.m., closing at 11:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16, opens at 00:35 with S1 Ep5 - Sacred Beauty - Stories of Saints and ..., followed at 01:20 by S1 Ep6 - Sacred Beauty - Stories of Saints and... and at 02:10 by S11 Ep7 - ArtBox in first TV. In the morning, at 06:00, S1 Ep4 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces, followed at 06:35 by S1 Ep2 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces. At 07:25, Basil - Infinity is There at the Bottom airs, followed at 08:10 by Klimt’s Kiss. At 11:10 a.m. S1 Ep2 - Journeys of.Sign: Stories of Beauty... returns, followed at 12:45 p.m. by S1 Ep3 - Journeys of.Sign: Stories of Beauty... and at 1:15 p.m. by S1 Ep6 - Art Crimes. In the afternoon, at 1:45 pm, S1 Ep4 - Sacred Beauty - Stories of Saints and... anticipates S1 Ep5 at 2:45 pm and S1 Ep6 at 3:40 pm. At 4:30 p.m. airs Raphael’s The Sistine Madonna - The Rediscovered Masterpiece, followed by Beato Angelico. Painter of Light at 5:20 pm. Primetime features S11 Ep7 - ArtBox at 9:15 p.m., followed by S1 Ep1 - Grand Tour - Journey to Italy at 10:05 p.m., S1 Ep2 at 10:45 p.m. and S1 Ep3 at 11:20 p.m., closing the night with S1 Ep4 at 11:55 p.m.

On Wednesday, December 17, the night continues with S1 Ep5 - Grand Tour - Journey to Italy at 00:25 and S1 Ep6 at 00:55, followed by Beato Angelico. Painter of Light at 01:25 and Life Art. Tuttofuoco at the Borsoni Theater at 01:55. In the morning, S1 Ep6 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces at 06:00, followed by S1 Ep5 - The Mystery of the Lost Masterpieces at 06:10 and Livio Garzanti at 06:55. The Great Spoiled One - The hidden morals of a formidable publisher. At 07:45 a.m. airs Picasso - A Rebel in Paris. Story of a life and a museum. At 10:55 a.m. S11 Ep7 - ArtBox returns, followed at 12:35 by Beato Angelico. Painter of Light and at 2:10 pm from Botticelli and Florence. The Birth of Beauty. At 3 p.m. airs S1 Ep2 - The Battle of Pavia and Other Stories.

On Thursday, December 18, morning programming kicks off at 06:00 with S6 Ep2 - The Square: All You Can Art in its TV premiere, followed at 06:35 by Marinetti’s Airplane and at 07:30 by Artissima 2025: Operations Manual for Spaceship Earth. At 07:30, Gian Paolo Barbieri airs. Man and Beauty, followed at 08:00 by Hopper: An American Love Story. At 11:10 a.m. S1 Ep4 - Viaggi di.segno: Storie di bellezza... returns, followed at 12:50 by S1 Ep5 - Viaggi di.segno: Storie di bellezza... and at 1:20 p.m. by L’aeroplano di Marinetti. In prime time, at 10:50 pm, Picasso - A Rebel in Paris. Story of a Life and a Museum closes the day until 01:25.

Johannes Vermeer, The Girl with the Pearl Earring or The Girl with the Turban (c. 1665; oil on canvas, 44.5 x 39 cm; The Hague, Mauritshuis)
Johannes Vermeer, The Girl with the Pearl Earring or The Girl with the Turban (ca. 1665; oil on canvas, 44.5 x 39 cm; The Hague, Mauritshuis)

Art on TV: Beato Angelico, Carracci, Bernini and Raphael
Art on TV: Beato Angelico, Carracci, Bernini and Raphael


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