5 art series to stream: from stolen masterpieces to glassblowing contests

A 2021 roundup highlights five art-themed series available on streaming platforms. 'I predatori dell'arte perduta' (Amazon Prime Video) explores art heists, including Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Munch's The Scream, and Nazi-looted treasures recovered by the Monuments Men. 'L'arte soffiata' (Netflix) is a Canadian glassblowing competition with 10 contestants, a $60,000 prize, and judges Katherine Gray and Alexander Rosenberg. 'Velazquez, l'ombra della vita' (Rai Play) features art historian Tomaso Montanari tracing the painter's career from Seville to Madrid, from the workshop of Francesco Pacheco to the court of Philip IV. 'Case d'avanguardia' (Apple TV+) profiles innovative homes worldwide, from bamboo houses in Bali to micro-apartments in luxury skyscrapers, focusing on the spiritual connection between inhabitants and their spaces. 'L'arte secondo Dario Fo' (Rai Play) presents Nobel laureate Dario Fo and Franca Rame discussing Western art from the Middle Ages to contemporary times.