This is a unique seminar that will allow you to spend several hours in the company of the most renowned works of art on display in the major museums of Florence. You will have the extraordinary opportunity of admiring paintings and sculptures by the old masters, you may be inspired by them, you will be able to peruse the details and peculiarities of each work, and, while trying to copy a masterpiece, you will grasp its beauty and its most inner senses. This workshop is recommended for those who wish to tackle the works of the Renaissance masters, as well cope with more unusual topics related to this artistic period. It is also ideal for those artists who want to enrich their wealth of experience. But also Art novices can attend the lessons since the group size is rather small and the teacher is able to tutor each student individually. At the end of the course the students will have visited some of the most important museums, they will have admired the most celebrated paintings and sculptures of Florence and they will have got acquainted with the hidden treasures of the city. And last but not least, each participant will take home memories either drawn in his/her sketchbook or painted in his/her canvas. Monday, 10am – 5pm (with lunch break, approx. one hour). Drawing statues and architectural details in the beautiful gothic church of Orsanmichele and in the famous Loggia de’ Lanzi near the Uffizi Gallery Tuesday, 10am – 5pm (with lunch break, approx. one hour). Students will draw statues and sculptures by some of the most famous Renaissance masters, such as Donatello, Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, Cellini. Students can also choose to draw the architecture details of the 13th century courtyard inside the museum. In the afternoon Drawing/painting the monuments and the palaces along the river Arno. Wednesday, 10am – 5pm (with lunch break, approx. one hour). Drawing/painting the plants, the flowers and the trees of this historical garden. Students can also choose to draw/paint views of the Bardini Palace as well as sights of the city. Thursday, 10am – 5pm (with lunch break, appr. one hour). Drawing Michelangelo’s masterpieces. In the afternoon painting sculptures and architectural details in the Piazza degli Innocenti where you will admire Brunelleschi’s porticos. Friday, 10am-1pm. Drawing animals and anatomical waxworks. The museum hosts the largest collection of anatomical waxworks in the world and over 3.500.000 stuffed animals, of which only 5.000 are in view to the public. The above programme and the schedule is an illustrative example. Since some museums, such as the Uffizi Gallery, accept Art sessions in their rooms only in some settled periods, the exaustive programme will be sent to applicants about two weeks before their course starts. Please note: most of the museums allow only drawing sessions in their spaces. Price and details 1 week, 30 hours, €840 A certificate at the end of the course. January 20th – 24th 2025 Expiring date for enrollment: 3 weeks before the starting date or until all the places have been filled. January 19th – 23rd 2026 Expiring date for enrollment: 3 weeks before the starting date or until all the places have been filled.Art into the Art
The course will take place both in the museums and churches of Florence (Orsanmichele, Bargello museum, Specola Museum, Medici Chapels) as well as outdoors in the historical gardens (Bardini gardens), where you will be able to study how sculptures mingle with nature.
Each student can approach to the techniques he/she wants to learn or develop, for example pencil, charcoal drawing, watercolour, oil painting.
The program
Lesson 1
The Orsanmichele church and the Loggia de' Lanzi
Lesson 2
The Bargello Museum
Lesson 3
The Bardini gardens
Lesson 4
The Medici Chapels and Piazza degli Innocenti
Lesson 5
The Museum of Natural History
Please Note
Price
Course price includes
Dates
2025
February 17th – 21st 2025
March 17th – 21st 2025
April 19th – 23rd 2025
May 19th – 23rd 2025
June 16th – 20th 2025
July 14th – 18th 2025
August 18th – 22nd 2025
September 15th – 19th 2025
October 6th – 10th 2025
November 10th – 14th 2025
December 15th – 19th 20252026
February 16th – 20th 2026
March 16th – 20th 2026
April 20th – 24th 2026
May 18th – 22nd 2026
June 15th – 19th 2026
July 13th – 17th 2026
August 17th – 21st 2026
September 14th – 18th 2026
October 5th – 9th 2026
November 9th – 13th 2026
December 14th – 18th 2026Contact us
Art in the museums of Florence
We spent a week with Maestro E. and @accademiadelgiglio drawing in the museums of Florence. We drew in 7 museums, viewed an amazing array of classical art work, stood in front of works we studied in Art History and thoroughly appreciated all we learned from E.: (more…)
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