{"id":6139,"date":"2015-03-04T12:51:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T12:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.adg.it\/sketchbook-in-florence-and-landscape-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2.html"},"modified":"2022-05-11T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:02:56","slug":"italian-garden-tuscan-villas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adg.it\/en\/art-history-courses\/italian-garden-tuscan-villas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian garden and the Tuscan villas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 20-hour course is held only on one-to-one tuition basis and aims at explaining the importance of the villas<\/strong> in the cultural life of the Renaissance period.<\/p>\n

Lessons at school will introduce the student to the historical events and to the most significant artistic works which marked the 15th and the 16th in Italy. Guided visits to the main Medici\u2019s villas will integrate the school lectures.<\/blockquote>\n

During the week students will attend 5 lessons (1 hour each) and take at least 5 excursions to ancient villas or historical gardens (2-3 hours each per visit).<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_accordion width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_accordion_tab title=”The program” accordion_id=”” icon=””] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

Lesson 1. Brief History of the Italian garden<\/strong>
\nThe painted garden: how artists represented the garden in their works.<\/p>\n

Lesson 2. The garden in the middle age: the cloister<\/strong>
\nThe garden in the monastery and in the castle. Visit to the cloister of Santa Maria Novella church.<\/p>\n

Lesson 3. The 15th century and Michelozzo<\/strong>
\nThe public architecture designed by Brunelleschi and the private architecture by Michelozzo. Visit to Palazzo Medici Riccardi.<\/p>\n

Lesson 4. Michelozzo and the Medici\u2019s villas<\/strong>
\nThe Medici family and their villas on the outskirts of Florence. Visit to the Villa Medicea di Careggi.<\/p>\n

Lesson 5. The Leon Battista Alberti canon: The Italian style garden<\/strong>
\nGiuliano da San Gallo and the commissioning of Lorenzo de\u2019 Medici. Visit to the Villa di Poggio a Caiano.<\/p>\n

Lesson 6. Mannerism and Tribolo<\/strong>
\nThe fanciful work by Tribolo. Visit to the Villa Medicea di Castello.<\/p>\n

Lesson 7. The garden of the royal palace: Boboli<\/strong>
\nThree architects for a garden: Tribolo, Ammannati,\u00a0and Buontalenti. Visit to the Boboli gardens.<\/p>\n

Lesson 8. The park of wonders: Pratolino<\/strong>
\nBuontalenti and Giambologna. Visit to Pratolino Park.<\/p>\n

Please note<\/strong>: the program may be subject to some slight variations.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [\/spb_accordion_tab] [spb_accordion_tab title=”Please Note” accordion_id=”” icon=””] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”][\/spb_text_block] [\/spb_accordion_tab] [\/spb_accordion] [sf_gallery gallery_id=”8276″ slider_transition=”slide” show_thumbs=”yes” autoplay=”yes” show_captions=”yes” enable_lightbox=”yes” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] [boxed_content type=”coloured” pb_margin_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

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SGV, Italian garden and Tuscan villas, 20 hours of private tuition, \u20ac1150
\nEnrolment fee \u20ac45<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [\/spb_accordion_tab] [spb_accordion_tab title=”Course price includes” accordion_id=”” icon=””] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

Museum and bus tickets\u00a0and as well as all the material.
\nA certificate at the end of the course.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [\/spb_accordion_tab] [spb_accordion_tab title=”Dates” accordion_id=”” icon=””] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]\n

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