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...

Esteban Nigro

Discover the fascinating journey of Carrara marble, from its geological origins to its role in shaping art and architecture throughout history. This webinar will explore the formation of Carrara marble and the unique geological processes that created this prized metamorphic rock. W...

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. Niall Atkinson

In 1427 the fiscal crisis of the Florentine economy caused by its disastrous wars against the duchy of Milan prompted it to make a massive overhaul of is taxation policies. The resulting Florentine Census (Catasto) would become the first modern taxation policy in the Western w...

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...

Leon Battista Alberti in Exile: Tracing the path to the First Modern Book on Painting
Dr. Peter Weller

The prodigy poet, playwright, architect, painter, and humanist savant Leon Battista Alberti emerged in 1435 with “De pictura” ['On Painting'], the modern era's earliest discourse on Western art...

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

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 ...

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!