Florence and Michelangelo's David in the Italian leg of Wonders with Alberto Angela

The Accademia Gallery in Florence will be among the protagonists of the next episode of Meraviglie - Stelle d’Europa the Rai1 program hosted by Alberto Angela, which will be aired on Wednesday, January 4.

The Italian leg of this episode will in fact be Florence. From the dome of the Duomo, the gaze will rest on the surrounding treasures: Giotto’s bell tower and the Baptistery of San Giovanni. We will then enter the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, where the protagonist will be Michelangelo’s David in a whole new light: Alberto Angela will also tell the story of the artist who sculpted him through the bronze busts on display in the exhibition Michelangelo: the bronze effigy of Daniele da Volterra, curated by Academy director Cecilie Hollberg, on display at the museum from February 15 to July 31, 2022. Leaving the Gallery, we will then enter the Boboli Gardens, the city’s historic park.

However, the journey of Wonders - Stars of Europe will begin in Athens, with its Acropolis, where the Parthenon stands. In the ultra-modern Acropolis museum Alberto Angela will discover the Caryatids, stone maidens “condemned” for centuries to support the weight of a loggia. The journey ends in front of the colors of the Aegean Sea at Cape Sounio, where the temple of Poseidon has stood out against the sunset for millennia.

the installment will end in Bavaria, in the atmosphere of the fairy-tale castles envisioned in the 19th century by King Ludwig II. Architecture so bold that one of them, Neuschwanstein, inspired Walt Disney for his princess castles. In the gardens and halls of Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee, the Bavarian ruler wished to repeat the splendors of the Sun King. His story, however, tells a tragic ending.

Wonders - Stars of Europe is a production made by Rai Cultura in 4K, directed by Gabriele Cipollitti with photography by Vincenzo Calò. Written by Alberto Angela with Fabio Buttarelli, Filippo Arriva, Ilaria Degano, Vito Lamberti, Aldo Piro, Emilio Quinto.

Florence and Michelangelo's David in the Italian leg of Wonders with Alberto Angela

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