Art week on TV: Versailles, Caravaggio and the great masters

Rai and Sky Arte offer documentaries and in-depth looks at the works and great protagonists of art history. Here is the week’s programming.

On Rai 1, Monday, March 2 at 9:30 p.m. will air Versailles in piano sequenza. Alberto Angela will take the audience on a continuous journey through the Palace of Versailles, entirely made with the sequence plan technique, the longest ever filmed for television worldwide.

On Rai Storia, Monday, March 2, from 08:00 to 08:20, Biografie airs with Gillo Dorfles, the clandestine painter. The same episode returns in replay at 18:10. At 8:35 p.m., space is given to Past and Present, season 2025, with Mycenae between myth and history.

On Tuesday, March 3, from 06:00 to 06:35, Past and Present, season 2025, airs with Mycenae between myth and history, followed at 09:00 by the same episode. In the afternoon, from 14:20 to 15:00, Past and Present again features Mycenaeans between myth and history.

Thursday, March 5, from 4:05 to 5:00 p.m., airs Italy: journey into beauty, season 2025 episode 3, with The Extravagant Manner. Palazzo Te and the genius of Giulio Romano.

On Rai 5, Tuesday, March 3, from 07:16 to 07:21, airs Roman Itineraries. On Wednesday, March 4, from 07:11 to 07:17, Roman Itineraries is scheduled. On Thursday, March 5, from 07:12 to 07:17, Roman Itineraries airs, while in the afternoon, from 17:27 to 18:21, Signorie, season 1 episode 7, dedicated to Florence - The Medici, is scheduled.

On Friday, March 6, from 07:22 to 07:28, Roman Itineraries airs in RAI First Vision. In the afternoon, from 17:40 to 18:32, space is given to Signorie, season 1 episode 1, dedicated to Padua - I Da Carrara. In prime time, from 10:33 to 11:28 p.m., Art Night airs. On Saturday, March 7, from 1:25 to 2:24 p.m., Art Night features the 2025 season episode 7, Matisse in Search of Light.

On Sky Arte, Sunday, March 1, programming begins at 06:00 with S1 Ep1 - Mannerism. The Craziest Art in the World, an episode titled Bye Bye Renaissance, which tells how, among the art movements of the Old Masters Period, the most bizarre and exciting is definitely Mannerism. At 07:05 it continues with S1 Ep2 - Mannerism. The Craziest Art in the World, episode The Crazy Years, followed at 08:05 by S1 Ep3 - Mannerism. The craziest art in the world, episode The Great Escape.

At 11:50 a.m. airs S6 Ep6 - The Square: All You Can Art, dedicated to Stefano Giovannoni’s Milan studio, which talks about the philosophy behind the Qeeboo brand and the initiatives that intertwine art, sports and community ahead of the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. In prime time, at 9:15 pm, Gian Paolo Barbieri. L’uomo e la bellezza offers an intimate look at one of Italy’s greatest photographers, enhanced by documents and testimonials from those who worked with him in fashion, art, theater and film. At 10:40 p.m., Oliviero Toscani: Chi mi ama mi segua recounts the life, thought and legacy of the photographer who revolutionized imagery, society and visual communication.

On Monday, March 2, at 01:30, airs S11 Ep14 - ArtBox, an episode devoted to the most interesting art exhibitions in Italy and around the world, with experts, collectors and curators. At 06:05 Treasures Of Ancient Egypt - S1 Ep2 - The Golden Age leads to the discovery of the art of Ancient Egypt with Alastair Sooke. At 07:35, Caravaggio - Theft in Malta tells the story of the investigating priest who foiled a daring art theft. In the early afternoon, from 12:40 to 1:55 p.m., S4 Ep1 and S1 Ep3 - Invisible Italies air, devoted respectively to the Duchy of Maria Luigia and Riviera del Brenta and the Venetian villas. At 1:55 pm, S11 Ep14 - ArtBox returns, followed at 2:30 pm by Gian Paolo Barbieri. Man and Beauty and at 16:00 by Oliviero Toscani: Chi mi ama mi segua. In primetime, at 8:25 p.m., S1 Ep2 - Art Raiders - The God dess of Morgantina narrates impossible crimes and investigations related to the Goddess of Morgantina, followed at 9:15 p.m. by Treasures Of Ancient Egypt - The Golden Age and at 10:15 p.m. by S1 Ep2 - The Sunset of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt. The day closes at 11:05 p.m. with Treasures Of Ancient Egypt - The Golden Age.

On Tuesday, March 3, from 00:05 to 01:00, S1 Ep1 - The Birth of Treasures Of Ancient Egypt art accompanies in the discovery of the amazing art of Ancient Egypt. This is followed between 01:00 and 02:35 by S1 Ep1 and Ep2 - Art Raiders - Hunting Tomb Raiders, dedicated to the Euphronios Crater and the Goddess of Morgantina, respectively. At 06:00, S11 Ep15 - ArtBox shows the most captivating exhibitions with experts and critics, followed at 06:35 by The Lost Caravaggio, story of the lostEcce homo in Madrid. In the afternoon, from 12:45 to 15:15, S3 Ep4 - Invisible Italies, S1 Ep2 - Art Raiders and Treasures Of Ancient Egypt - The Golden Age air. At 4:40 p.m., Lotto and Berenson: Crossed Fates chronicles the intertwined lives of Lorenzo Lotto and Bernard Berenson. In prime time, at 9:15 p.m., Power of Rome leads into ancient Rome with Edoardo Leo, followed at 10:40 p.m. by S11 Ep15 - ArtBox and at 11:15 p.m. by Colosseum - The Jewel of Rome.

On Wednesday, March 4, at 00:15, Raphael - The Prince of Arts offers a dialogue between art and cinema, followed at 01:15 by Power of Rome. At 06:00, S1 Ep1 - Art Crimes - Van Gogh: Amsterdam, 2002 investigates the theft of two Van Gogh paintings, followed at 07:05 by S1 Ep4 - Art Crimes - Frans Hals: Gotha, 1979. In the afternoon, at 1:10 p.m., S11 Ep15 - ArtBox airs, followed at 1:50 p.m. by Colosseum - The Jewel of Rome and at 2:50 p.m. by Raphael - The Prince of the Arts. At 3:50 p.m., Swinging Roma recounts the art scene of the 1960s, while at 5:10 p.m. Lucio Amelio traces the life of the gallery owner who was fundamental to the international art scene.

On Thursday, March 5, at 06:30, S1 Ep5 - Art Crimes - Caravaggio: Palermo, 1969 recounts one of the most egregious thefts in history, followed at 07:30 by S1 Ep3 - Art Crimes - Bruegel: Nice, 2007. In the afternoon, at 12:30 p.m., S3 Ep2 - Invisible Italies airs, followed at 1:05 p.m. by S2 Ep1 - Invisible Italies, devoted respectively to the Riviera d’Orta andthe Borromeo Archipelago and Isola Bella. In prime time, at 7:50 pm, Otro Renacimiento. From Naples to Madrid, from the Prado to Capodimonte shows the “modern manner” in Naples, followed from 9:15 to 11:45 p.m. by episodes of S2 - Great Masters, dedicated to Giotto, Guercino, Guido Reni and Parmigianino, concluding the day at 11:45 p.m. with Otro Renacimiento. From Naples to Madrid, from the Prado to Capodimonte.

Art week on TV: Versailles, Caravaggio and the great masters

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