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A certificate of attendance is issued to each participant at the end of the course followed.

Course in Art History

The course consists in the theoretical lessons and slides projection about the history of medieval and renaissance art.

Special emphasis will be put on painting belonging to these two historic periods:

● Middle Ages
● Renaissance

The attention will be focused on the central Italy works of art, more accessible to our students in the Pisa area.

The main theme is the development of a specifically culture about the Italian artistic traditions.

The subjects treated are:

the 11th and 12th centuries: the Romanesque period;
the 13th century; Italian originality in early Gothic;
the 14th century: the Italian expression of Gothic and the Grotesque revolution;
the 15th century: from international Gothic to the invention of the Renaissance; the pioneers of the Renaissance in the Florence of the early 15th century; the spread of Renaissance civilization in Italy; the major figures of the second half of the century;
the 16th century: late Renaissance, Mannerism, Counter-Reformation art; the protagonists of the late Renaissance in central Italy; Classicism, anti-Classical Experimentalism; Bella maniera and Counter-Reformation art.

This course is not suitable for beginners and must be attended in combination with a language course.

The course is held in Pisa. Length: 2 weeks, 4 lessons a week, Timetable: 14.00- 16/17.00