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 SAI, Renaissance in Florence, 18 hours of private tuition €1290 Please contact us. Museum and bus tickets and as well as all the material. Please contact us. 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.Discovering 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
Private tuition
Enrolment fee €45Course price includes
A certificate at the end of the course.Dates
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