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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

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We take a look at the details of Piero's Resurrezione, details we might not notice by looking at the painting as a whole. Why is Christ not dressed in white? Is there something special about the countryside in the background? The answers are fascinating.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Had the Resurrection always been in the same spot or had it been moved? We are taken through the questions journalists and historians have to ask: where, when, and why. A researcher, after much research, finally found the answer.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 12 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

As a result of historical research and restoration, it was discovered that the Resurrection had not been painted on the wall on which we now see it, but had been transported from another location, likely the external facade of the building, under the arengario of Borgo Sansepolcro.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 13 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We learn some more about the origins of Piero's Resurrection and why it might have been commissioned. As with other works of art, the Resurrection likely had political symbolism as well as religious symbolism.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 14 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We learn more about how and why Piero's Resurrection was moved from its original position. It's fascinating.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 15 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

If two important works of Piero's survived the bombings during World War II, it was due to the efforts of art historians and restorers such as Ugo Procacci. In addition to the Resurrection, a wonderful painting of the Virgin Mary as she was expecting a child, "La Madonna del Parto" was saved and is now housed in the museum in Monterchi, Arezzo.

La rotta delle spezie di Franco Calafatti - La cannella View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Franco Calafatti knows a great deal about spices but he also loves to experiment. The star of this segment is cinnamon.

La rotta delle spezie di Franco Calafatti - Il sale - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

This fascinating segment is all about salt: Our spice journey takes us to Sicily, where much of Italy's salt is harvested. Franco talks about how salt is life, salt is gold.

La rotta delle spezie di Franco Calafatti - Il sale - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Franco shows us some infused salts that we would never think of off hand. His descriptions are colorful and make us want to try out these delicacies.

La rotta delle spezie di Franco Calafatti - Introduzione View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Franco is crazy about spices. He draws us into his world, the world of the 7 (not just 5) senses. In his stream of consciousness style, he prepares us for traveling the four corners of the earth to discover all the tastes and fragrances awaiting us.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

Italy

This documentary opens with some lines from a poem by Pier Paolo Pasolini, “10 giugno” from 1962. The famous filmmaker and poet talks about his life, beginning with his troubled relationship with his father.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

Italy

Pasolini talks about his first book of poetry and what he realized about his country when it was published in 1942. He explains why reviewers wouldn't touch it.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

Italy

Pasolini talks about the Italian language and how it has been transformed over the years.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Advanced Advanced

Italy

Pasolini talks about how artists are always controversial. They are a living protest. His protest involves language and national identity.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Pasolini talks about how he moved from literature to cinema, and how his ideas about language changed. He talked about providing Italians with an opportunity to demonstrate racism, perhaps for the first time, with his movie, Accattone.

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