Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Few subjects in medieval European art stir pathos like the Crucifixion. Renaissance greats such as Donatello, Fra Angelico, Nicola Pisano, Raphael, and Tintoretto all produced moving interpretations of the subject. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down the top 10 C...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

While the ground floor of the Borghese Gallery in Rome, Italy, showcases the great sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the upper floor contains one of the world’s most important collections of Renaissance paintings. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he explores the painted tr...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Duccio’s “Maestà” and Giotto’s fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel are the two most important painting cycles of the Middle Ages. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he examines the characteristics that defined Europe’s two most important schools of medieval painting – Siena a...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The genre of portraiture all but disappeared during the Middle Ages. Yet, the Renaissance revived the ancient form of artistic depictions of people and produced some of the greatest portraits in history. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down the TOP 10 portraits of...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

While the architect Francesco Borromini might not be as celebrated as his contemporary rival, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, he was considered the greatest architectural genius of the Baroque age. Buildings such as San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, and Sant’Agnese...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down the 10 greatest paintings in the world’s most unique city – Venice!

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Join Dr. Rocky for an extraordinary pop-up webinar of one of the greatest Caravaggio exhibitions ever! Of the 24 masterpieces on display, 9 are on loan from foreign museums, and 5 from the US. Many of the paintings are returning to Rome and/or the Palazzo Barberini for the fir...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

From the Via Calzaiuoli linking the Duomo to Palazzo Vecchio, to the Via Tornabuoni lined with high-fashion boutiques, Florence, Italy, is home to some of the world’s most iconic and historic streets. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he takes you on a virtual voyage through ...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy, has always been one of Rome’s most important churches. As one of only four “Major” basilicas, the history of the church reaches all the way back to Early Christian times when the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as its offi...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Florence, Italy, was the cradle of the Renaissance and the birthplace of the modern world. From Dante to Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, this central Italian town produced the greatest concentration of artistic genius in history. The legacy of this creative explosion is s...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he gets you into the holiday spirit with Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, and the rest of the Renaissance gang and their moving interpretations of the Christmas story.

Join Dr. Rocky for this video lecture in honor of the current restoration of the marvelous frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence, Italy. There is no better place in the world in which to illustrate the evolution of late Gothic to Early Renaissance painting than this chapel. It was here tha...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will retell the story of the three kings through the creative genius of great Italian Renaissance masters such as Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Tintoretto.

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

From Ravenna to Rome to Naples to Sicily, Italy is home to some of history’s most celebrated mosaics. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down Italy’s top 10 mosaics.

The first important phase of Venetian painting in the early Renaissance was defined by the work of Giovanni Bellini. But the arrival of Antonello da Messina to Venice in 1475 allowed Giovanni to perfect his mastery of the oil medium and to dramatically shift the direction of Venetian painting. Ot...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he explores the world’s most important collection of Venetian paintings. Showcasing masterpieces by Bellini, Carpaccio, Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese, the Accademia Gallery is a veritable shrine to the Venetian Renaissance.

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Known as “il Magnifico”, Lorenzo de’ Medici embodied the ideal Renaissance man. He was a poet, statesman, soldier, and philosopher, and successfully took over control of Florence at the age of 20. For more than two decades, Lorenzo served as the de facto ruler of the Renaissan...

Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will examine masterpieces by the “High Renaissance Holy Trinity” in various museum collections throughout the world. Discover these artistic ambassadors of the Italian Renaissance to the world!

In 1975, a “secret” room was discovered below Michelangelo’s New Sacristy at San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy. After cleaning the walls, dozens of drawings came to light and the then director of the Medici Chapels attributed them to Michelangelo. His theory was that they were executed by Michelange...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, contain the world’s most important collection of Italian Renaissance painting. A large portion of this collection is art of the High Renaissance. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will explore the High Renaissance masterpieces at...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Raphael heralded in the period known as the High Renaissance by combining grace, elegance, and beauty in his paintings. He also defined the standard for idealized painting. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down Raphael’s 10 best paintings!

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Even before completing “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Paul III had chosen Michelangelo to decorate the walls of his new namesake chapel – the Pauline Chapel located in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Used as an antechamber to the Sistine Chapel, the Paul...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

While Michelangelo is best known as a sculptor, he was also a prolific painter. And his paintings were not only beautiful, they were also revolutionary! Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down Michelangelo’s 10 best paintings!

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Many of the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance were inspired by women. Whether it was the “Marilyn Monroe of the Renaissance,” Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci, inspiring Botticelli, the Dominican nun, Lucrezia Buti, inspiring Fra Lippo Lippi, the adulterous Lucrezia del Fede ...