MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN BAROQUE ART

When art becomes a show

Synopsis

In Italy, cathedrals, churches, and palaces display a dazzling aesthetic where architecture, painting, and sculpture merge in grand theatrical compositions.

Through these monumental masterpieces, the series reveals an art form designed to move, overwhelm, and assert both spiritual devotion and political power in a transforming Europe.

Episodes

• NAPLES, THE TREASURES OF BAROQUE ART
• SICILIAN BAROQUE IN THE VAL DI NOTO
• THE CHURCHES OF ROME, FROM SAINT PAUL OUTSIDE THE WALLS TO SAINT LOUIS OF THE FRENCH
• THE CHURCHES OF ROME, FROM SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE TO TRINITA DEI MONTI
• THE CHURCHES OF ROME, FROM SAINT JOHN LATERAN TO SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO