Art week on TV: from Giotto to Cattelan, all must-see programs


From Sept. 21 to 27, Rai Storia repurposes Daily Iconologies, Rai 5 devotes the week to Giotto, Hopper and Mondrian, while Sky Arte explores photography and the contemporary with Maurizio Cattelan, Banksy and in-depth looks at ancient and European art.

From September 21 to 27, the main cultural networks offer a wealth of programming: Rai Storia with Iconologie quotidiane, Rai 5 between Giotto, Mondrian and Hopper, and Sky Arte with Cattelan, Banksy and reports on ancient and contemporary art.

On Rai Storia the column Iconologies quotidi ane returns with a new week of appointments dedicated to art. On Sunday, September 21, from 1:35 to 1:40 p.m., the episode will be devoted to Pietro da Cortona’s Church of Saints Luke and Martina. On Monday, Sept. 22, from 2 to 2:05 p.m., space will be given to Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Inventions, capricci di carceri, while in prime time, from 9:10 to 9:55 p.m., Viaggio in Sicilia will be aired with the episode dedicated to Syracuse and Greek myth.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 09:20 to 10:05 a.m., the same episode of Viaggio in Sicilia will be shown again, and in the afternoon, from 1:50 to 1:55 p.m., Iconologie quotidiane will tell about Gio Ponti’s Taranto Co-Cathedral. Wednesday, September 24, at 06:35, Viaggio in Sicilia returns again with Syracuse as the protagonist until 07:20, while at 14:05, Iconologie quotidiane will focus on Mirabilia Urbis Romae.

On Thursday, Sept. 25, from 2:15 to 2:20 p.m., the column will feature an analysis of Giovanni Bellini’s St. Job’s Altarpiece, and in the late evening, from 11:05 to 11:50 p.m., Viaggio in Sicilia will return with the episode set in Syracuse. On Friday, September 26, at 2 p.m., Iconologie quotidiane will devote the episode to Sofonisba Anguissola and the painting Fanciullo morso da un gambero, followed at 3 p.m. by Viaggio in Sicilia, again with the Syracuse episode.

Finally, on Saturday, September 27, from 1:50 to 2 p.m., Iconologie quotidiane will close the week with an episode devoted to The Ascension of Frei Carlos.

On Rai 5, the week opens on Sunday, September 21, at 06:37 with In Mondrian’s Studio, followed at 07:30 by the documentary Edward Hopper, the blank canvas. The day continues in prime time at 9:14 p.m. with the daily Iconologies column dedicated to Giotto, Noli me tangere. Monday, Sept. 22, at 6:32 p.m. is Italy: journey into beauty with the episode La Grande Brera. Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 7:11 p.m., the same series features The Underwater Heritage. A museum at the bottom of the sea, while on Thursday, September 25, at 7:14 p.m., the appointment will be with Beyond the Border: Nova Gorica - Gorizia 2025. On Saturday, September 27, at 11:56 a.m., space will be given to Macchiaioli, and closing the week, at 11:13 p.m., Daily Iconologies returns with the episode dedicated to Giotto, Noli me tangere.

On Sky Arte the week opens on Sunday, September 21, with Thomas Schütte. Genealogies from 07:50 to 08:15, followed by Fragile. Maurizio Cattelan at Pirelli HangarBicocca from 11:55 to 12:50. The day continues with Napalm Girl. The Journey of a Photograph from 8:10 to 9:15 p.m., Art Vs War. Banksy and C215 in Borodyanka, Ukraine from 10:15 to 11:20 p.m., and again Napalm Girl. The Journey of a Photograph from 11:20 p.m. until 12:25 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, kicks off with Napalm Girl. The Journey of a Photograph from 1:50 to 2:55 p.m., followed by Art Vs War. Banksy and C215 in Borodyanka, Ukraine from 3:50 to 4:50 p.m., and Raphael’s The Sistine Madonna - The Rediscovered Masterpiece from 4:50 to 6:15 p.m. In primetime, Mission on the Nile - The Temples of Philae airs from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m., followed by the first two episodes of The Sunset of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt: Ep.1 from 9:15 to 10:05 p.m., Ep.2 from 10:05 to 10:55 p.m., and again Ep.1 from 10:55 to 11:45 p.m., Ep.2 from 11:45 p.m. until 12:35 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23 continues with Mission to the Nile - The Temples of Philae from 00:35 to 01:35 and from 13:00 to 14:00, followed by The Sunset of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt Ep.1 from 14:00 to 14:50 and Ep.2 from 14:50 to 15:45. The evening includes The Battle of Pavia and Other Stories from 7:20 to 8:45 p.m.

On Wednesday, September 24, programming continues with The Battle of Pavia and Other Stories from 01:40 to 03:00 and from 14:10 to 15:35.

Thursday, September 25 airs from 06:00 to 07:30 Pellizza Pittore da Volpedo, followed by Lotto and Berenson: Crossed Fates. The Rediscovery of a Master of the Italian Renaissance from 16:00 to 17:25. In prime time, Pellizza Pittore da Volpedo returns from 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. and 9:15 to 10:40 p.m., concluding from 10:40 p.m. to midnight.

Baia submerged park - Bacoli, Campania. Photo: Pasquale Vassallo
Submerged Park of Baia - Bacoli, Campania. Photo: Pasquale Vassallo

Art week on TV: from Giotto to Cattelan, all must-see programs
Art week on TV: from Giotto to Cattelan, all must-see programs


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