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Italy's Top 10 Archeological Sites
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Whether it’s ancient Etruscan, Greek or Roman, few places in the world have an archeological heritage as rich as Italy. Join Dr. Rocky for this free webinar as he counts down Italy’s top 10 archeological sites!
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Illuminating Caravaggio: Light and Darkness in and around His Paintings
Dr. Gary Radke
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) revolutionized European painting with his dramatically lit compositions. Never before had an artist made darkness such an equal partner with light, inspiring an international vogue for scenes taking place at night and in minimally lit ...
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The Five Families of the Italian Renaissance
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he examines the five most important and influential families of the Italian Renaissance. From the celebrated Medici of Florence, to the Sforza of Milan, the Gonzaga of Mantua, the Farnese of Parma, to the Este of Ferrara, these five families ...
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Strictly Platonic: Marsilio Ficino and Florence's Golden Age of Philosophy
Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) was a true ‘Renaissance Man’: a philosopher, astrologer, theologian, physician, translator, advisor to princes, inspiration to artists, founder of the Platonic Academy in Florence—and originator of the concept of ‘Platonic love’. He was also the bestselling author of b...
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Florence and the Medici
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will explore the history and legacy of the Medici family in Florence from their rather modest beginnings to their ascendancy to rulers of Tuscany. The Medici were not only great patrons of the arts, but also major geopolitical players a...
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The Grand Tour: Europeans Abroad in Italy
Dr. Joe Luzzi
For centuries, especially during the Enlightenment and the Romantic Age, European travelers from England, France, and many other nations would travel to Italy for extensive periods to explore the riches of Italian art and culture. In this seminar, Joseph Luzzi, the Asher B. Edelman...
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Splendid Sicily: Art at the Crossroads of the...
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Splendid Sicily: Art at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean" Part 1
Dr. Gary Radke
Where can one visit the best-preserved Greek temples in the world? Not in Greece but in Sicily. Where can one find the world’s most fully preserved set of figural ancient Roman floor mosaics? Not in Pompeii but i...
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Renaissance Venetian Women
Dr. Paolo Alei
Portraits of Women in Renaissance Venice are evasive to interpretation. Most of them are women with no specific identities. This hermeneutic indeterminacy has led art historians to speculate whether they are courtesans, brides, or demonstration pieces of “la bella pittura” (beauti...
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Italy's Best Kept Secret: The Region of Puglia
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
The Italian region of Puglia is so rich in art, beauty, and tradition that you feel like you are being carried away by some invisible force, which the Apulian singer Domenico Modugno (“Volare” 1958) describes as the wind. There is just so much to see, taste, hear and experienc...
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Leonardo da Vinci's Top 10
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Leonardo da Vinci is often described as history’s greatest universal genius. He produced some of the most beautiful and famous paintings ever created. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he counts down Leonardo’s top 10 works of art.
