Every year Elaine offers 2 eight-week courses in the off season designed especially for the English speaking expat community in Florence.
Masterpieces and Monuments
Winter 2020
The course is designed to dive down deep into the art and history of the city, meeting twice a week for 3 hours concentrating on a specific decorative monument in Florence. It's a wonderful way to study the city in-depth as well as get to know like-minded expats in Florence. All classes are held on-site in a museum, piazza or monument in Florence.
Syllabus
January 29: Sacred Spaces
Site visit: San Miniato and Medieval walk
January 30: The Duomo Complex
Site Visit: Cathedral of Florence, Museo dell’ Opera del Duomo, and Baptistry
February 5: Michelangelo
Site Visit: Casa Buonarotti and Medici Tombs
February 6: High Renaissance Painting
Site Visit: Uffizi Gallery
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February 19: Palazzo della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio
Site Visit: Piazza Signoria and Palazzo Signoria
February 20: Magnificenza: Granducal Florence
Site Visit: Palazzo Pitti and Medici Treasures
March 4: Piety and Patronage
Site Visit: Confraternity of San Martino, Bigallo, SS Annunziata, Ospedale degli Innocenti
March 5: Architecture through the Ages
Site Visit: Architecture walk
Proposed field trip dates:
Overnight Venice February 11-12
March 19 - Mantua
April 2 - Padova