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Sky Arte offers free streaming of Italian art documentaries during quarantine

digital · 2026-04-27

Beginning March 25, Sky Arte will provide complimentary streaming of its content focused on Italy's artistic heritage at https://arte.sky.it/. From March 25 to 29, viewers can enjoy the "Sette Meraviglie" series, which explores iconic sites such as the Colosseum and St. Mark's Basilica. The "Musei" series includes narrations by Fabrizio Bentivoglio on March 25, followed by Lina Sastri and Iaia Forte on March 26, and Ottavia Piccolo on March 28. The "Italian Season" showcases Teatro alla Scala on March 25 and "Gardens of Otium" on March 26. Documentaries featured are "Io, Leonardo" on March 25 and "Caravaggio – The Soul and the Blood" on March 29. The music series "33 Giri – Italian Masters" highlights artists like Vasco Rossi and Gianna Nannini.

Key facts

  • Sky Arte is offering free streaming of its productions starting March 25.
  • The content is available at https://arte.sky.it/.
  • The initiative includes art films, documentaries, and TV series on Italian artistic heritage.
  • The schedule runs from March 25 to 29.
  • Series include 'Sette Meraviglie', 'Musei', 'Italian Season', and '33 Giri – Italian Masters'.
  • Documentaries cover artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Piero della Francesca, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, and Raphael.
  • Music episodes feature Vasco Rossi, Pino Daniele, Lucio Dalla, Franco Battiato, and Gianna Nannini.

Entities

Artists

  • Fabrizio Bentivoglio
  • Lina Sastri
  • Iaia Forte
  • Ottavia Piccolo
  • Manuel Agnelli
  • Vasco Rossi
  • Pino Daniele
  • Lucio Dalla
  • Franco Battiato
  • Gianna Nannini
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Piero della Francesca
  • Tintoretto
  • Caravaggio
  • Raphael
  • Giacomo Casanova

Institutions

  • Sky Arte
  • Pinacoteca di Brera
  • National Archaeological Museum of Naples
  • Herculaneum Archaeological Park
  • Pilotta Monumental Complex
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Italy
  • Pisa
  • Colosseum
  • Pompeii
  • Royal Palace of Caserta
  • Amalfi Coast
  • Sardinia
  • St. Mark's Basilica
  • Venice
  • Scrovegni Chapel
  • Padua
  • Agrigento
  • Syracuse
  • Lecce
  • Milan
  • Naples
  • Herculaneum
  • Parma
  • Palermo

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