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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.
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The Medici Metaverse: Immersive Renaissance Realities
The Metaverse. Virtual Reality. The Blockchain, Crypto, and NFTs. You've probably heard of these techno wonders, and how they will change everything. What they don't tell you is how much of this has happened before, or how Renaissance is filled with pageants, performances, pilgrimages and pecunia...
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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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When We Read Chaucer and Shakespeare We're Also Reading Dane and Boccacio
Dr. Eric Nicholson
This special webinar aims to show that if one reads not only between but behind and even within the lines penned by Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare, one will often encounter the writings of their precursors Dante Alighieri and Giovanni Boccaccio. Chaucer, in fact, wr...
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The Top 10 Ceilings of the Italian Renaissance
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Some of the most beautiful paintings of the Italian Renaissance by artists such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Mantegna, Correggio, Vasari, and Raphael were painted on ceilings. Join Dr. Rocky for this free webinar as he counts down the top 10 ceiling paintings of the Ita...
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Stealing Rembrandts
with Anthony Amore
As we've seen recently at the Louvre, art theft is an ongoing worldwide problem. Using the theft of Rembrandts as an example, Anthony Amore will tell the true story behind major art heists. You will learn who really steals masterpieces, why they do it, and what becomes of the ...
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The Beauty of Sicily
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
The Italian Island of Sicily is one of the most magical places on earth. Embraced by the Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian, and Ionian Seas, kissed by warm sunshine nearly year-round, home to three active volcanoes, and a multi-colored landscape that includes forests, farmland, and ar...
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Priestly Painters
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Some of history’s most celebrated painters were also ordained priests. Not surprisingly, their work is often distinguished for its spirituality, which was perhaps the direct result of their religious devotion. Join Dr. Rocky for this exclusive webinar as he examines the art an...
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When the Moon is in the Seventh House: Astrology..
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When the Moon is in the Seventh House: Astrology, Astronomy and Medicine
Dr. Jeremy Wasser
Beginning in antiquity and continuing into the early modern period a critical component of medical practice centered on observations of the planets and the starry constellations. People in the ancient and...
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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 ...
