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1 Our team of lecturers The Dawn of the (Sept, Jan, Apr) This course covers the dramatic awakening of Italian art during the 14th century, particularly in the vibrant, independent city republics of Florence and Siena. Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth, turbulent political change, famine and war, artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Simone Martini and Giovanni Pisano skilfully catered to new contemporary religious, cultural and political aspirations, forging a new style drawn from both classical antiquity as well as northern European gothic. Their pioneering work throughout Italy marks the start of the dominant figurative tradition in Western European art and architecture that reigned until the late 19th century. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Italian (Oct, Feb, May) The art produced during the 15th century in Italy demonstrates the great artistic developments and innovations that occured during this period under the patronage of powerful and discerning patrons. Artists of this period, particularly in Florence, created ground-breaking works that are still considered to be landmarks in the history of Western art. This course considers the lives, works and patrons of these figures as well as the political, social and religious context of life in 15th century Italy. This course includes an egg-tempera and gold-leafing workshop. The Italian High (Nov, Mar, Jun) No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the so-called High of the 16th century, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy. The supreme works created by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael established a canon of beauty, a benchmark of perfection that pervades Western culture to this day. The iconic fame of Michelangelo s David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling alone testify to the period s enduring success. This course explores the rise of this legendary style, the friendships and bitter rivalries that existed between these men, and the role of powerful, discerning patrons such as Pope Julius II. This course includes a renaissance drawing workshop. Art at the Italian Courts (Sept) This course explores the varied aspects of artistic activity at the princely courts in Italy during the providing a clear understanding of the special nature of the art produced in four Italian city states Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and Medicean Florence which were ruled by individual families. We examine how and why court art differs from the art production in the republics in the same period. Art in Florence (Jul) *Combines elements from the Dawn, Early and High programmes* During the, the city of Florence witnessed some of the most remarkable acts of artistic creativity in European history. How, though, could a single city have achieved this? Why should Florence alone have given rise to so many great artists like Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo? On this course we will explore the spectacular achievements of Florentine art over two centuries, and examine the historical factors which made Florence the birthplace and centre of the Italian. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Dawn Early Italian of the Enrolling on month-long History of Art courses 1 month months 3 months month with Italian 2 months with Italian Months with Italian week weeks weeks session 40 2 sessions 80 3 sessions 120 note: Courses may be taken by individual sessions up to 3 sessions only, afterwhich the fee is for one week (5 sessions) Susan Madocks Lister MA, Head of History of Art studied Art History at the University of Manchester, the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the European University Institute, Florence. She has been living and teaching in Florence since 1976, and has held lecturing appointments at the University of Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de Medici where she was Academic Director, and Florence University of the Arts where she was Dean for Academic Affairs. Frank Nero MA PhD candidate and teaching fellow in Italian and Baroque Art History at Florida State University s campus in Florence. He is currently writing his dissertation on the function, symbolism and patronage of glazed terracotta sculpture in the charitable institutions of Tuscany. Alan Pascuzzi PhD Professor of Fine Arts and Art History with almost 20 years teaching experience in various universities in Florence. A Fullbright scholar to Florence, he obtained his PhD from Washington University with specialisations in classical sculpture and Italian art. A professional artist as well, he has several permanent paintings and sculptures in Florence and other cities in Italy. Expert in renaissance drawing, painting and sculpting techniques, he has appeared in various TV productions on renaissance art such as the BBC special on the colour blue and a recent documentary on the life of Leonardo. Angela Oberer PhD graduated from Bonn University with a Master s thesis on The Cross Relic at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice. Her doctoral thesis, submitted at the Technische Universitaet of Berlin, is entitled The Fresco Cycle of Signorelli and Sodoma in Monte Oliveto Maggiore. Angela has been teaching Art History for various colleges and universities in Florence since Anna-Marie Hilling MA graduated in restoration of paintings at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, with a dissertation on Giotto s Ognissanti Crucifix; she then worked in the OPD restoration team of Giotto s crucifix for the following six years. She has published on the artistic techniques and conservation problems of key works by Giotto, Fra Angelico and Andrea Mantegna. Marcello Bellini MA a Florentine born and bred, he graduated from Florence University with a degree in international and comparative law. He has taught culture for many years at a number of American university programmes in Florence such as California State University and Vanderbilt University, and has had a long association with the British Institute. He is considered to be the doyen of tour guides in Florence and now instructs trainee guides. Caterina Romei MA graduated in Art History from the University of Florence with a thesis on the Counter-Reformation in the church of SS. Annunziata and received her laurea specialistica in Museology with a thesis on Copyists and painters: visitors to the Uffizi Gallery at the end of the 18th century. Caterina has taught for many years on study abroad programmes for American universities.

2 note: This is a sample programme. Times and lectures are subject to change. Please contact us for the confirmed programme for the dates you are enrolled on. Week i Week ii Week iii Week iv 2:45-4:30 pm I Primi Lumi: When did the begin? The basilica of Santa Croce Walking tour of Piazza della Signoria The church and museum of Santa Maria Novella Walking tour of Piazza del Duomo and the Baptistery Techniques and materials - part II: Sculpture Pulpits and prophets: 14th century sculpture Walking tour of Guelf and Ghibelline Florence Techniques and materials - part I: Panel painting and fresco 3: pm Building the Gothic church The Uffizi Gallery The International Gothic style: North and South of the Alps Cimabue and Giotto: out of the Gothic Palazzo Davanzati Painting in Siena - part II: Simone Martini and the Lorenzetti Through the eyes of the restorer: a Trecento masterpiece The church of San Miniato al Monte Painting in Siena - part I: Duccio di Buoninsegna Lorenzo Ghiberti and the art of goldsmithing Practical Hands-on workshop in fresco-painting

3 Our team of lecturers The Dawn of the (Sept, Jan, Apr) This course covers the dramatic awakening of Italian art during the 14th century, particularly in the vibrant, independent city republics of Florence and Siena. Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth, turbulent political change, famine and war, artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Simone Martini and Giovanni Pisano skilfully catered to new contemporary religious, cultural and political aspirations, forging a new style drawn from both classical antiquity as well as northern European gothic. Their pioneering work throughout Italy marks the start of the dominant figurative tradition in Western European art and architecture that reigned until the late 19th century. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Italian (Oct, Feb, May) The art produced during the 15th century in Italy demonstrates the great artistic developments and innovations that occured during this period under the patronage of powerful and discerning patrons. Artists of this period, particularly in Florence, created ground-breaking works that are still considered to be landmarks in the history of Western art. This course considers the lives, works and patrons of these figures as well as the political, social and religious context of life in 15th century Italy. This course includes an egg-tempera and gold-leafing workshop. The Italian High (Nov, Mar, Jun) No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the so-called High of the 16th century, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy. The supreme works created by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael established a canon of beauty, a benchmark of perfection that pervades Western culture to this day. The iconic fame of Michelangelo s David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling alone testify to the period s enduring success. This course explores the rise of this legendary style, the friendships and bitter rivalries that existed between these men, and the role of powerful, discerning patrons such as Pope Julius II. This course includes a renaissance drawing workshop. Art at the Italian Courts (Sept) This course explores the varied aspects of artistic activity at the princely courts in Italy during the providing a clear understanding of the special nature of the art produced in four Italian city states Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and Medicean Florence which were ruled by individual families. We examine how and why court art differs from the art production in the republics in the same period. Art in Florence (Jul) *Combines elements from the Dawn, Early and High programmes* During the, the city of Florence witnessed some of the most remarkable acts of artistic creativity in European history. How, though, could a single city have achieved this? Why should Florence alone have given rise to so many great artists like Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo? On this course we will explore the spectacular achievements of Florentine art over two centuries, and examine the historical factors which made Florence the birthplace and centre of the Italian. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. Enrolling on month-long History of Art courses The E arly Italian 1 month months 3 months month with Italian 2 months with Italian Months with Italian week weeks weeks session 40 2 sessions 80 3 sessions 120 note: Courses may be taken by individual sessions up to 3 sessions only, afterwhich the fee is for one week (5 sessions) Susan Madocks Lister MA, Head of History of Art studied Art History at the University of Manchester, the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the European University Institute, Florence. She has been living and teaching in Florence since 1976, and has held lecturing appointments at the University of Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de Medici where she was Academic Director, and Florence University of the Arts where she was Dean for Academic Affairs. Frank Nero MA PhD candidate and teaching fellow in Italian and Baroque Art History at Florida State University s campus in Florence. He is currently writing his dissertation on the function, symbolism and patronage of glazed terracotta sculpture in the charitable institutions of Tuscany. Alan Pascuzzi PhD Professor of Fine Arts and Art History with almost 20 years teaching experience in various universities in Florence. A Fullbright scholar to Florence, he obtained his PhD from Washington University with specialisations in classical sculpture and Italian art. A professional artist as well, he has several permanent paintings and sculptures in Florence and other cities in Italy. Expert in renaissance drawing, painting and sculpting techniques, he has appeared in various TV productions on renaissance art such as the BBC special on the colour blue and a recent documentary on the life of Leonardo. Angela Oberer PhD graduated from Bonn University with a Master s thesis on The Cross Relic at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice. Her doctoral thesis, submitted at the Technische Universitaet of Berlin, is entitled The Fresco Cycle of Signorelli and Sodoma in Monte Oliveto Maggiore. Angela has been teaching Art History for various colleges and universities in Florence since Anna-Marie Hilling MA graduated in restoration of paintings at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, with a dissertation on Giotto s Ognissanti Crucifix; she then worked in the OPD restoration team of Giotto s crucifix for the following six years. She has published on the artistic techniques and conservation problems of key works by Giotto, Fra Angelico and Andrea Mantegna. Marcello Bellini MA a Florentine born and bred, he graduated from Florence University with a degree in international and comparative law. He has taught culture for many years at a number of American university programmes in Florence such as California State University and Vanderbilt University, and has had a long association with the British Institute. He is considered to be the doyen of tour guides in Florence and now instructs trainee guides. Caterina Romei MA graduated in Art History from the University of Florence with a thesis on the Counter-Reformation in the church of SS. Annunziata and received her laurea specialistica in Museology with a thesis on Copyists and painters: visitors to the Uffizi Gallery at the end of the 18th century. Caterina has taught for many years on study abroad programmes for American universities.

4 note: This is a sample programme. Times and lectures are subject to change. Please contact us for the confirmed programme for the dates you are enrolled on. Week i Week ii Week iii Week iv 2:45-4:30 pm Man the measure of all things Defining the Early The church and museum of Orsanmichele Drawing in the Quattrocento workshop Piety, Penance and Charity in Quattrocento Florence: the oratory of San Martino and the Sassetti Chapel in the church of Santa Trinita Donatello: Innovations in sculpture Brunelleschi and the revival of classical architecture Leon Battista Alberti: Theory and practice Palaces, Places and Patrons Museo dell Opera del Duomo 3: pm The legacy of Masaccio: Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi The Uffizi Gallery Fifteenth century frescoes in the church of Santa Maria Novella First among equals The Medici family in the 15th century The church of San Lorenzo Changing tastes: Benozzo Gozzoli and Andrea Castagno The Luminous City: The Della Robbia and glazed terracotta sculpture Masaccio - Volume and perspective: a visit to the Brancacci Chapel Saturday The convent of San Marco and its gallery 10:00-11:30 am Workshop in egg tempera painting Practical Botticelli in the age of Lorenzo Il Magnifico

5 The Dawn of the (Sept, Jan, Apr) This course covers the dramatic awakening of Italian art during the 14th century, particularly in the vibrant, independent city republics of Florence and Siena. Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth, turbulent political change, famine and war, artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Simone Martini and Giovanni Pisano skilfully catered to new contemporary religious, cultural and political aspirations, forging a new style drawn from both classical antiquity as well as northern European gothic. Their pioneering work throughout Italy marks the start of the dominant figurative tradition in Western European art and architecture that reigned until the late 19th century. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Italian (Oct, Feb, May) The art produced during the 15th century in Italy demonstrates the great artistic developments and innovations that occured during this period under the patronage of powerful and discerning patrons. Artists of this period, particularly in Florence, created ground-breaking works that are still considered to be landmarks in the history of Western art. This course considers the lives, works and patrons of these figures as well as the political, social and religious context of life in 15th century Italy. This course includes an egg-tempera and gold-leafing workshop. The Italian High (Nov, Mar, Jun) No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the so-called High of the 16th century, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy. The supreme works created by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael established a canon of beauty, a benchmark of perfection that pervades Western culture to this day. The iconic fame of Michelangelo s David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling alone testify to the period s enduring success. This course explores the rise of this legendary style, the friendships and bitter rivalries that existed between these men, and the role of powerful, discerning patrons such as Pope Julius II. This course includes a renaissance drawing workshop. Art at the Italian Courts (Sept) This course explores the varied aspects of artistic activity at the princely courts in Italy during the providing a clear understanding of the special nature of the art produced in four Italian city states Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and Medicean Florence which were ruled by individual families. We examine how and why court art differs from the art production in the republics in the same period. Art in Florence (Jul) *Combines elements from the Dawn, Early and High programmes* During the, the city of Florence witnessed some of the most remarkable acts of artistic creativity in European history. How, though, could a single city have achieved this? Why should Florence alone have given rise to so many great artists like Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo? On this course we will explore the spectacular achievements of Florentine art over two centuries, and examine the historical factors which made Florence the birthplace and centre of the Italian. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The ItalianHigh Enrolling on month-long History of Art courses 1 month months 3 months month with Italian 2 months with Italian Months with Italian week weeks weeks session 40 2 sessions 80 3 sessions 120 note: Courses may be taken by individual sessions up to 3 sessions only, afterwhich the fee is for one week (5 sessions) Our team of lecturers Susan Madocks Lister MA, Head of History of Art studied Art History at the University of Manchester, the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the European University Institute, Florence. She has been living and teaching in Florence since 1976, and has held lecturing appointments at the University of Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de Medici where she was Academic Director, and Florence University of the Arts where she was Dean for Academic Affairs. Frank Nero MA PhD candidate and teaching fellow in Italian and Baroque Art History at Florida State University s campus in Florence. He is currently writing his dissertation on the function, symbolism and patronage of glazed terracotta sculpture in the charitable institutions of Tuscany. Alan Pascuzzi PhD Professor of Fine Arts and Art History with almost 20 years teaching experience in various universities in Florence. A Fullbright scholar to Florence, he obtained his PhD from Washington University with specialisations in classical sculpture and Italian art. A professional artist as well, he has several permanent paintings and sculptures in Florence and other cities in Italy. Expert in renaissance drawing, painting and sculpting techniques, he has appeared in various TV productions on renaissance art such as the BBC special on the colour blue and a recent documentary on the life of Leonardo. Angela Oberer PhD graduated from Bonn University with a Master s thesis on The Cross Relic at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice. Her doctoral thesis, submitted at the Technische Universitaet of Berlin, is entitled The Fresco Cycle of Signorelli and Sodoma in Monte Oliveto Maggiore. Angela has been teaching Art History for various colleges and universities in Florence since Anna-Marie Hilling MA graduated in restoration of paintings at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, with a dissertation on Giotto s Ognissanti Crucifix; she then worked in the OPD restoration team of Giotto s crucifix for the following six years. She has published on the artistic techniques and conservation problems of key works by Giotto, Fra Angelico and Andrea Mantegna. Marcello Bellini MA a Florentine born and bred, he graduated from Florence University with a degree in international and comparative law. He has taught culture for many years at a number of American university programmes in Florence such as California State University and Vanderbilt University, and has had a long association with the British Institute. He is considered to be the doyen of tour guides in Florence and now instructs trainee guides. Caterina Romei MA graduated in Art History from the University of Florence with a thesis on the Counter-Reformation in the church of SS. Annunziata and received her laurea specialistica in Museology with a thesis on Copyists and painters: visitors to the Uffizi Gallery at the end of the 18th century. Caterina has taught for many years on study abroad programmes for American universities.

6 note: This is a sample programme. Times and lectures are subject to change. Please contact us for the confirmed programme for the dates you are enrolled on. Week i Week ii Week iii Week iv 2:45-4:30 pm Introduction: Defining the High Leonardo - part II: Florence and France Julius II and the rebuilding of Rome The Golden Age of Venetian art Walking tour of Cinquecento Florence Michelangelo: the early years Jacopo Pontormo and Early Mannerist painting The politics of display: the Palazzo Vecchio Defining the artist: the profession of art 3: pm Galleria dell Accademia The Uffizi Gallery La Galleria Palatina Leonardo - part I: The origins of a genius Raphael: Urbino and Florence The New Sacristy and the Chapel of the Princes at San Lorenzo Second generation Mannerist artists: Giorgio Vasari, Bronzino and Alessandro Allori Workshop in renaissance drawing techniques 2:30-4:30 pm Practical Saturday Museo Nazionale del Bargello 10:00-11:30 am Great books of the Cinquecento Eroticism in Cinquecento art

7 The Dawn of the (Sept, Jan, Apr) This course covers the dramatic awakening of Italian art during the 14th century, particularly in the vibrant, independent city republics of Florence and Siena. Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth, turbulent political change, famine and war, artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Simone Martini and Giovanni Pisano skilfully catered to new contemporary religious, cultural and political aspirations, forging a new style drawn from both classical antiquity as well as northern European gothic. Their pioneering work throughout Italy marks the start of the dominant figurative tradition in Western European art and architecture that reigned until the late 19th century. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Italian (Oct, Feb, May) The art produced during the 15th century in Italy demonstrates the great artistic developments and innovations that occured during this period under the patronage of powerful and discerning patrons. Artists of this period, particularly in Florence, created ground-breaking works that are still considered to be landmarks in the history of Western art. This course considers the lives, works and patrons of these figures as well as the political, social and religious context of life in 15th century Italy. This course includes an egg-tempera and gold-leafing workshop. The Italian High (Nov, Mar, Jun) No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the so-called High of the 16th century, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy. The supreme works created by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael established a canon of beauty, a benchmark of perfection that pervades Western culture to this day. The iconic fame of Michelangelo s David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling alone testify to the period s enduring success. This course explores the rise of this legendary style, the friendships and bitter rivalries that existed between these men, and the role of powerful, discerning patrons such as Pope Julius II. This course includes a renaissance drawing workshop. Art at the Italian Courts (Sept) This course explores the varied aspects of artistic activity at the princely courts in Italy during the providing a clear understanding of the special nature of the art produced in four Italian city states Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and Medicean Florence which were ruled by individual families. We examine how and why court art differs from the art production in the republics in the same period. Art in Florence (Jul) *Combines elements from the Dawn, Early and High programmes* During the, the city of Florence witnessed some of the most remarkable acts of artistic creativity in European history. How, though, could a single city have achieved this? Why should Florence alone have given rise to so many great artists like Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo? On this course we will explore the spectacular achievements of Florentine art over two centuries, and examine the historical factors which made Florence the birthplace and centre of the Italian. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Italian Art at the Italian Courts Enrolling on month-long History of Art courses 1 month months 3 months month with Italian 2 months with Italian Months with Italian week weeks weeks session 40 2 sessions 80 3 sessions 120 note: Courses may be taken by individual sessions up to 3 sessions only, afterwhich the fee is for one week (5 sessions) Our team of lecturers Susan Madocks Lister MA, Head of History of Art studied Art History at the University of Manchester, the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the European University Institute, Florence. She has been living and teaching in Florence since 1976, and has held lecturing appointments at the University of Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de Medici where she was Academic Director, and Florence University of the Arts where she was Dean for Academic Affairs. Frank Nero MA PhD candidate and teaching fellow in Italian and Baroque Art History at Florida State University s campus in Florence. He is currently writing his dissertation on the function, symbolism and patronage of glazed terracotta sculpture in the charitable institutions of Tuscany. Alan Pascuzzi PhD Professor of Fine Arts and Art History with almost 20 years teaching experience in various universities in Florence. A Fullbright scholar to Florence, he obtained his PhD from Washington University with specialisations in classical sculpture and Italian art. A professional artist as well, he has several permanent paintings and sculptures in Florence and other cities in Italy. Expert in renaissance drawing, painting and sculpting techniques, he has appeared in various TV productions on renaissance art such as the BBC special on the colour blue and a recent documentary on the life of Leonardo. Marcello Bellini MA a Florentine born and bred, he graduated from Florence University with a degree in international and comparative law. He has taught culture for many years at a number of American university programmes in Florence such as California State University and Vanderbilt University, and has had a long association with the British Institute. He is considered to be the doyen of tour guides in Florence and now instructs trainee guides. Kate Bolton MPhil has over 25 years professional experience in the early and Classical music world. She teaches Baroque and Classical music and cultural history at New York University in Florence and at the Scuola Lorenzo de Medici. Her postgraduate thesis focused on music and dance in 14th-century Italy, since when she has published extensively as an academic, journalist and critic. Prior to moving to Italy in 2007, she was Senior Producer, BBC Arts & Classical Music, and Artistic Director of the prestigious Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music, in London. Rita Comanducci PhD lives in Florence and teaches History of Architecture at the International Studies Institute at Palazzo Rucellai. She obtained her PhD in Economic History from Verona University and her first degree in History from Florence University. Her research and publications are mainly focussed on the Art Market and the Economics of Art, on History and Society of the Italian and on Gender Studies. She studies the lute at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Maestro Gian Luca Lastraioli. Carolyn Murin MA After graduating with a degree in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Pittsburgh, Carolyn was a graduate fellow at Syracuse University in Florence, receiving her MA in Italian Art History. Her thesis focussed on a monument right in the centre of Florence, and is entitled, A grandeur of conception : The Column of Justice and the Monumental Virtue of Cosimo I de Medici. She currently works at Syracuse University in Florence as a teaching assistant for art history classes.

8 note: This is a sample programme. Times and lectures are subject to change. Please contact us for the confirmed programme for the dates you are enrolled on. Week i The d Este court at Ferrara Week ii The Gonzaga court at Mantua Week iii The Montefeltro court at Urbino Week iv Medicean Florence Magnificenza: Defining the princely court Classicizing the Court Andrea Mantegna and Leon Battista Alberti at the Gonzaga court - part I Vita attiva, vita contemplativa Federigo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino Godfathers of the From pseudo-court to princely city The Flower of Princes The d Este court of Ferrara - part I: Lionello d Este and Pisanello Come, take this lute Music at the Italian Courts Science and Beauty Piero della Francesca and the Montefeltro Court Changing Tastes Medici patronage of the arts in the 15th century Astrology and Allegory The d Este court of Ferrara - part II: Borso d Este s pleasure palace Classicizing the Court Andrea Mantegna and Leon Battista Alberti at the Gonzaga court - part II The Uffizi Gallery The Artist as Courtier Giorgio Vasari The Palazzo Medici-Riccardi Giulio Romano and the Palazzo del Te The Bargello National Sculpture Museum The Iconography of Power The Palazzo Vecchio 11:30 am - 13:00 pm Good Manners Baldassare Castiglione s Book of the Courtier Giovanni della Casa s Il Galateo These precious things The Museo degli Argenti at Palazzo Pitti Saturday Trip to Urbino Casa Vasari: a private visit to Vasari s Florentine residence

9 Our team of lecturers The Dawn of the (Sept, Jan, Apr) This course covers the dramatic awakening of Italian art during the 14th century, particularly in the vibrant, independent city republics of Florence and Siena. Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth, turbulent political change, famine and war, artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Simone Martini and Giovanni Pisano skilfully catered to new contemporary religious, cultural and political aspirations, forging a new style drawn from both classical antiquity as well as northern European gothic. Their pioneering work throughout Italy marks the start of the dominant figurative tradition in Western European art and architecture that reigned until the late 19th century. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Italian (Oct, Feb, May) The art produced during the 15th century in Italy demonstrates the great artistic developments and innovations that occured during this period under the patronage of powerful and discerning patrons. Artists of this period, particularly in Florence, created ground-breaking works that are still considered to be landmarks in the history of Western art. This course considers the lives, works and patrons of these figures as well as the political, social and religious context of life in 15th century Italy. This course includes an egg-tempera and gold-leafing workshop. The Italian High (Nov, Mar, Jun) No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the so-called High of the 16th century, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy. The supreme works created by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael established a canon of beauty, a benchmark of perfection that pervades Western culture to this day. The iconic fame of Michelangelo s David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling alone testify to the period s enduring success. This course explores the rise of this legendary style, the friendships and bitter rivalries that existed between these men, and the role of powerful, discerning patrons such as Pope Julius II. This course includes a renaissance drawing workshop. Art at the Italian Courts (Sept) This course explores the varied aspects of artistic activity at the princely courts in Italy during the providing a clear understanding of the special nature of the art produced in four Italian city states Ferrara, Mantua, Urbino and Medicean Florence which were ruled by individual families. We examine how and why court art differs from the art production in the republics in the same period. Art in Florence (Jul) *Combines elements from the Dawn, Early and High programmes* During the, the city of Florence witnessed some of the most remarkable acts of artistic creativity in European history. How, though, could a single city have achieved this? Why should Florence alone have given rise to so many great artists like Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo? On this course we will explore the spectacular achievements of Florentine art over two centuries, and examine the historical factors which made Florence the birthplace and centre of the Italian. This course includes a fresco-painting workshop. The Early Art Italian in Florence Enrolling on month-long History of Art courses 1 month months 3 months month with Italian 2 months with Italian Months with Italian week weeks weeks session 40 2 sessions 80 3 sessions 120 note: Courses may be taken by individual sessions up to 3 sessions only, afterwhich the fee is for one week (5 sessions) Susan Madocks Lister MA, Head of History of Art studied Art History at the University of Manchester, the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the European University Institute, Florence. She has been living and teaching in Florence since 1976, and has held lecturing appointments at the University of Florence, Istituto Lorenzo de Medici where she was Academic Director, and Florence University of the Arts where she was Dean for Academic Affairs. Frank Nero MA PhD candidate and teaching fellow in Italian and Baroque Art History at Florida State University s campus in Florence. He is currently writing his dissertation on the function, symbolism and patronage of glazed terracotta sculpture in the charitable institutions of Tuscany. Alan Pascuzzi PhD Professor of Fine Arts and Art History with almost 20 years teaching experience in various universities in Florence. A Fullbright scholar to Florence, he obtained his PhD from Washington University with specialisations in classical sculpture and Italian art. A professional artist as well, he has several permanent paintings and sculptures in Florence and other cities in Italy. Expert in renaissance drawing, painting and sculpting techniques, he has appeared in various TV productions on renaissance art such as the BBC special on the colour blue and a recent documentary on the life of Leonardo. Angela Oberer PhD graduated from Bonn University with a Master s thesis on The Cross Relic at the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice. Her doctoral thesis, submitted at the Technische Universitaet of Berlin, is entitled The Fresco Cycle of Signorelli and Sodoma in Monte Oliveto Maggiore. Angela has been teaching Art History for various colleges and universities in Florence since Anna-Marie Hilling MA graduated in restoration of paintings at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence, with a dissertation on Giotto s Ognissanti Crucifix; she then worked in the OPD restoration team of Giotto s crucifix for the following six years. She has published on the artistic techniques and conservation problems of key works by Giotto, Fra Angelico and Andrea Mantegna. Marcello Bellini MA a Florentine born and bred, he graduated from Florence University with a degree in international and comparative law. He has taught culture for many years at a number of American university programmes in Florence such as California State University and Vanderbilt University, and has had a long association with the British Institute. He is considered to be the doyen of tour guides in Florence and now instructs trainee guides. Caterina Romei MA graduated in Art History from the University of Florence with a thesis on the Counter-Reformation in the church of SS. Annunziata and received her laurea specialistica in Museology with a thesis on Copyists and painters: visitors to the Uffizi Gallery at the end of the 18th century. Caterina has taught for many years on study abroad programmes for American universities.

10 note: This is a sample programme. Times and lectures are subject to change. Please contact us for the confirmed programme for the dates you are enrolled on. Week i Week ii Week iii Week iv 2:45-4:30 pm Man the Measure of All Things Defining the Masaccio - Volume and Perspective: a visit to the Cappella Brancacci Botticelli in the age of Lorenzo il Magnifico Michelangelo - the early years Legends and Reality: Cimabue and Giotto Brunelleschi and the revival of classical architecture Family chapels and palaces: a walking tour from Santa Maria Novella to Palazzo Strozzi Galleria dell Accademia 3: pm The museum and basilica of Santa Croce First Among Equals : the Medici family in the 15th century The Uffizi Gallery Vision and Difference Sculpture and the Cathedral: the museum of the Opera del Duomo The Palazzo Medici and the church of San Lorenzo The Art of Forgery: a brief history of fakes from the to the present day The Galleria Palatina at Palazzo Pitti Techniques and materials of panel painting and fresco Saturday The Bargello National Sculpture Museum Understanding Leonardo da Vinci Practical Hands-on workshop in fresco-painting