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Treasures of the Borghese Gallery - Part I
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
In 17th-century Rome, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V, assembled one of the greatest art collections in history for his uncle’s villa. His eclectic taste combined works from ancient times through to his own contemporary Baroque artists, such as the tormented ...
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The Other Botticelli: Filippino Lippi
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Son of celebrated painter and priest Fra Lippo Lippi, Filippino Lippi was one of Renaissance Italy’s most celebrated painters. After his father’s death in 1469, Filippino entered the workshop of Sandro Botticelli (who also studied with his father). As a result, the painting st...
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The Top 10 Renaissance Popes
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Much of history’s greatest art and architecture was produced for Renaissance popes. In fact, artists such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, and Bernini all produced multiple masterpieces for those popes who reigned during the Renaissance. Join Dr. Rocky...
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4500 Years of Sicilian Art in 45 Minutes: A Guide to Sicilian Creativity
Dr. Gary Radke
Situated in the center of the Mediterranean, Sicily has seen human habitation and impressive artistic expression since prehistoric times. From painting to mosaic to sculpture to architecture, Sicily offers an extraordinary range of masterpieces that both surprise and delight. Ren...
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Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese- The Golden Age of Painting in Venice
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Bernini's "Fountain of the Four Rivers" in Piazza Navona and the Universal ...
Dr. Paolo Alei
This webinar offers an exploration of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona, commissioned by Pope Innocent X Pamphilj on the occasion of the Holy Year 1650, a sculptural and hydraulic masterpiece that transforms the square into a theatre of early mode...
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Rogier van der Weyden: Painterly Paparazzo
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Dr. Laurinda Dixon
If Jan van Eyck was the Northern European “king of painters,” Rogier van der Weyden (1400?-1464) could be considered the “prince.” Together, they were the founders of the Northern Renaissance style of painting. Van der Weyden reflected the aristocratic and intellectual tastes...
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Caravaggio: Wanted Dead or Alive
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
On May 29, 1606, Caravaggio killed a man on Via della Scrofa in Rome. Wanted for murder, he immediately fled the city and spent the last four years of his life as a fugitive from justice. He went first to Naples, then to Malta, Sicily, and back to Naples again. While making hi...
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Caressing Marble: The Life and Works of Antonio Canova
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Antonio Canova was Europe’s most famous artist at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. His sublime Neoclassical sculptures – such as “Cupid and Psyche,” ”Perseus with the Head of Medusa,” and the “Venus Victrix” (Paolina Bonaparte, younger sister of the emperor) – are some...
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Michelangelo's Unfinished Sculptures
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Michelangelo left more than half of all his sculptures in an unfinished state. Some because of the demands of his patrons, others due to personal circumstances. Join Dr. Rocky as he examines Michelangelo’s unfinished sculptures and the amazing stories behind them.
