Who were Brunelleschi, Michelangel, Masaccio? To appreciate fully the true significance and privilege it is to study the Italian language in Florence, we have created this course, which aims to offer a panoramic view of History of Art in Italy, particularly focussing on Florentine movements, from antique times to baroque.
Every lesson will address an individual topic of art and its history in the context of Florence and Italy. The modules will follow a themed and chronological course.
course contents
Roman and late antica period
Roman and Late Antica town planning and toponymy in the city of Florence
Romanesque art
the Battistero, San Maniato al Monte, private tower houses
Gothic
Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce, Santa Maria del Fiore (cathedral) and Museum of Opera, Santa Trinita, Santa Maria Maggiore, Orsanmichele, Palazzo della Signoria, Loggia dei Lanzi, Palazzo del Bargello, Palazzo Davanzati and private residences, the works of Giotto, the sculpture of Arnolfo di Cambio, the arts and their residences.
Renaissance
Ospedale degli Innocenti and la Rotonda di Brunelleschi, Santo Spirito, Duomo, San Lorenzo, Palazzo Medici, Palazzo Rucellai and Palazzo Strozzi, the paintings of Masaccio, the sculpture of Ghiberti and Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci
