Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Uffizi Gallery houses the world’s most important collection of medieval and Renaissance Italian paintings, with major works by artists such as Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Fra Lippo Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Caravagg...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

When Caravaggio arrived in Rome in 1592 at the age of 21, he was an unknown artist in Europe’s cultural capital. After an inauspicious beginning to his career, Caravaggio’s photorealistic style and “street” iconography quickly drew the attention of Rome’s most important patron...

Dr. Fabrizio Ricciardelli

In Europe city-states developed following diverse origins. There were: 1) ancient roman cities; 2) new cities founded near castles; 3) new cities founded near monasteries; 4) cities built in hostile but naturally protected environment (like Venice); 5) settlements estab...

Renaissance Venice produced a multitude of beautiful and famous paintings, several stand out as milestones. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar and discover his top 10 list of Venetian masterpieces.

Ross King

Why did Julius Caesar speak his last words in Greek? Why are the world’s best-preserved Greek temples in Sicily and the South of Italy? Why did Plato visit Italy? This lecture will look at how in Plato’s time the South of Italy was known as “Greater Greece”—the beautiful land settled i...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, is home to one of the world’s greatest collections of Italian painting, and its collection of High Renaissance masterpieces is without equal. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar as he explores High Renaissance works in the Uffizi by artists...

Dr. Meghan Callahan

Born in 1435, Andrea del Verrocchio was one of the most important artists of the early Renaissance in Florence. Trained by a goldsmith and patronized by the Medici, Andrea sculpted and painted some of the most important public and private works in Florence before moving to Ve...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Medici were not only great patrons of the arts, but also major geopolitical players at the beginning of the modern world. Join Dr. Rocky as he counts down the 10 most important and influential members of the “First Family of the Italian Renaissance.”

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Of all of Raphael’s works, his “Madonna and Child” paintings best embody what Vasari described as his dolce stile (“sweet style”) – that sentimental quality that makes Raphael paintings so appealing. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will explore the tenderness and inti...

Staglieno Monumental Cemetery: Art, Memory, and the Making of Modern Burial Spaces

With Esteban Nigro

During the early nineteenth century, major transformations in European cities profoundly altered the relationship between death, memory, and public space. As burial grounds were moved outside u...

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Italian region of Tuscany gave rise to some of the most significant political, economic, and artistic cities in Western history, such as Pisa, Siena, and Florence. Join Dr. Rocky for this webinar where he will explore the great histories and art of various Tuscan cities; a...