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Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela explores the Piccolomini Altarpiece with sculptures by Michelangelo, and the beautiful frescoed Piccolomini Library within the walls of the Siena Cathedral

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Siena Cathedral is large, but it was supposed to have become much, much bigger. Alberto Angela tells the fascinating story.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 7 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We have a look at two important medieval manuscripts in the State Archives. They are the original Constitution of the Republic of Siena. Alberto Angela gives us some fascinating facts concerning it that reaffirm how wise the rulers of that republic were.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 8 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

How could accounting books be so fascinating? The ones from the State Archives in Siena are veritable works of art and tell some interesting stories.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 9 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela shows us a volume from 1554 that bears witness to one of the most dramatic moments in Sienese history. We then go on to the beautiful city of Pienza.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Republic of Siena ends in the 16th century and power goes to Florence, where we go next, to see some of the architectural wonders there.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

This video focuses on one of the most famous artists of all time, Leonardo da Vinci. In particular, we start looking at one of his greatest masterpieces, the Last Supper.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 12 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We look at Leonardo's Last Supper from close up — the details, the symbolism — but also from the refectory floor, seeing how Leonardo's genius made the fresco part of the room itself.

Meraviglie - EP. 3 - Part 13 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Two geniuses left their indelible marks on civilization: Leonardo with the Last Supper and Michelangelo with his David.

Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

This episode will take us to Umbria. We start with one of the most beautiful cities in the region, Assisi, a city that's practically synonymous with the Franciscan monastic order and its founder, Saint Francis.

Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

People often wonder how the Basilica of St. Francis could be as imposing and rich as it is, when the saint to whom it is dedicated had taken an oath of poverty. Alberto Angela explains this and other contradictions.

Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

What did Saint Francis look like? There are clues in a fresco in the lower basilica of the church dedicated to him in Assisi.

Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We move from the lower basilica to the upper one, which has an entirely different feel to it. Here, we are surrounded by a show of light and color in colorful frescoes and stained-glass windows.

Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela points out how realistic Giotto's frescoes are compared to earlier ones. He also mentions the important fact that Saint Francis composed one of the first poems in the vernacular

COVID-19 - Domande frequenti - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Everyone is talking about coronavirus. Marika addresses frequently asked questions about this recent, ongoing phenomenon.

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