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Caravaggio's Sicilian Paintings
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
After escaping his prison cell in Malta where he had been arrested for assaulting one of his superiors, Caravaggio fled to Sicily. There he produced some of his most hauntingly beautiful paintings. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar, where he will examine Caravaggio’s Sicilian pa...
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Of the People, by the People, for the...
"Of the People, by the People, for the People": Lorenzetti's "Allegory of Good and Bad Government" in Siena
Dr. Rocky RuggieroAmbrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes in Siena’s medieval “Oval Office” – the Room of the Nine in the Palazzo Pubblico – clearly spell out the recipe for and the consequences o...
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Michelangelo and the Medici
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Michelangelo’s extraordinary artistic career owes much to the Medici family. From his early days when he was invited to live in the Medici Palace by Lorenzo “il Magnifico,” to his magnificent commissions for the Medici popes Leo X and Clement VII, it is impossible to think abo...
