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"Art history lessons were fantastique and well-structured! The walks and visits in the city were great!" Hannah, Great Britain
 Who was Brunelleschi? And Donatello? And what about Masaccio? We have created a programme designed to offer an overall view on the Italian and particularly Florentine art history, from ancient times to the present day, so as to enable our students to fully appreciate the meaning of Italian language studies in Florence.
In each session a different historical period will be considered and every Monday Florence will become a living class through itineraries meant to let you discover the issues to be introduced in the following lessons.
 Each unit will focus on a single subject related to the Florentine and Italian art and history. Units will follow a historical and thematic progression. The first lesson will introduce the subject by means of a visit to the art object itself (church, palace, monument, street, square, statue, painting etc.), to be duly analyzed during the following lessons.
General programme (to be adapted or modified according to the participants’ indications):
| Era |
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| Roman era and late Empire period |
Urban structure and Roman place names
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| Romanesque style |
The Baptistry, San Miniato al Monte, Private tower houses
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| Gothic style |
Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce, The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Museo dell’Opera, Santa Trinità, Santa Maria Maggiore, Orsanmichele, Palazzo della Signoria, Loggia dei Lanzi, Palazzo del Bargello, Palazzo Davanzati and private residences, Giotto’s frescoes, Sculpture works by Arnolfo di Cambio, Guilds and their seats |
| Renaissance |
Ospedale degli Innocenti and Brunelleschi’s rotunda, Santo Spirito, The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, San Lorenzo, Palazzo Medici, Palazzo Rucellai and Palazzo Strozzi, Masaccio’s painting, Sculptures by Ghiberti and Donatello, Leonardo Da Vinci |
- Availability: All year;
- Duration of one lesson: 50 minutes;
- Class size: min. 3 - max. 12;
- Weekly schedule: 10 afternoon lessons, Mon.-Fri.;
- Length of course: 2 weeks;
- Minimum level required: lntermediate level B1
- Italian course: click here
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