This 18-hour seminar introduces and explores the main historical-artistic trends from 14th to 16th centuries. At the end of this intensive field course students will have visited most of the more important museums of Florence such as the Uffizi Gallery, Accademia Gallery, The Palatine Gallery and Boboli Gardens, Bargello National Museum, Museum of San Marco, Museum of Medici Chapels, the churches devoted to Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce. Lesson 1. The 14th-century Lesson 2. The 15th-century painting Lesson 3. The 15th-century sculpture and architecture Lesson 4. The 15th and the 16th century Lesson 5. Michelangelo and the 16th-century sculptors Lesson 6. The 16th-century painters Lesson 7. Michelangelo’s return to Florence Lesson 8. How a fresco is made. A brief fresco lecture will be held by one of our Art instructors, who will explain how frescoes were made in the past. Please note: the program may be subject to some slight variations. The course will be held only with a minimum number of 3 participants. Price and details SA, Renaissance in Florence, 18 hours €399 SAI, Renaissance in Florence, 18 hours of private tuition €999 Museum and bus tickets and as well as all the material. February 10th – 14th 2020 March 9th – 13th 2020 April 20th – 24th 2020 May 18th – 22nd 2020 June 15th – 19th 2020 July 20th – 24th 2020 August 17th – 21st 2020 September 14th – 18th 2020 October 12th – 16th 2020 November 16th – 20th 2020 December 14th – 18th 2020 10am-1.30pm Mon – Thu 9.30am-1.30pm Fri This schedule may be subject to some slight variations. Maximum number of students per class: 7. Course detailsDiscovering the Masters
Lessons are complemented by guided tours to museums and monuments in Florence. During the week students will attend two introductory lessons at our academy (1 hour each) and at least five visits (from 2 to 3 hours each).
The program
The Tuscan gothic in the religious and civil architecture: Arnolfo di Cambio. Giotto and the 14th-century painters: visit to Santa Croce church.
Painting in the early 15th century: Masaccio and Beato Angelico. Visit to the San Marco Museum.
The sculptors Ghiberti, Donatello, and Verrocchio. The architecture by Brunelleschi. A historical walk throughout the centre of Florence.
Florence during the Medici dynasty: Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Visit to the Uffizi Gallery.
Michelangelo: the awfulness and the unfinished. Visit to the Galleria dell’Accademia.
Raffaello and the mannerists. Visit to the Galleria Palatina in Pitti Palace.
The new sacristy of San Lorenzo church. Visit to the Medici Chapels.
Price
In small group
Enrolment fee €45
Private tuition
Enrolment fee €45
Course price includes
A certificate at the end of the course.Dates
Group courses 2020
Fully booked.
Expiring date for enrollment: February 14th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: March 27th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: April 24th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: May 22nd or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: June 26th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: July 24th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: August 21st or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: September 18th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: October 16th or until all the places have been filled.
Expiring date for enrollment: November 20th or until all the places have been filled.Schedule
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Testimonials
If you're interested in visiting Florence and learning more about the details of the art you're seeing, this is the course for you! It makes the experience so much more meaningful when you have an educated guide who can take you right into the heart of the Renaissance in the most art-rich city in the world!
Claire F.UK