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EXCURSIONS INTO ART HISTORY Why "excursions" into art history? Because Florence is an open-air museum and as such it should be explored by our students with the help of teachers and guides. This course is meant to be a journey of rediscovery of the visual arts which flourished in Tuscany in the Renaissance period, as well as a "hands-on" approach to the work of art and its complex layers of meanings and variety of interpretations. Starting from 2007 AdG will be also offering two new Art history courses: The Italian garden and the Tuscan villas: this course includes visits to some of the most famous Medici’s villas on the outskirts of Florence. History of Italian fashion: this course includes
visits to Florentine Museums and the Textile Museum in Prato. |
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THE RENAISSANCE IN FLORENCE AND ITALY
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THE ITALIAN GARDEN AND THE TUSCAN VILLAS
This course is held on two-week basis and aims at explaining the importance of the villas in the cultural life of the Renaissance period. Lessons at school will introduce the student to the historical events and to the most significant artistic works which marked the 15th and the 16th in Italy. Guided visits to the main Medici’s villas will integrate the school lectures. Every week students will attend 2 lessons (1 hour each) and take at least 3 excursions to ancient villas or historical gardens (2-3 hours each per visit). Guided visits to the main Medici’s villas will integrate the school lectures. Every week students will attend 2 lessons (1 hour each) and take at least 3 excursions to ancient villas or historical gardens (2-3 hours each per visit). |
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This course aims at illustrating and interpreting the models
and styles, which have determined and outlined the costumes
from the 15th century to the sixties, throughout the changes
in the society as well as in the European culture. |
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Essential Bibliography
| The Penguin Book of the Renaissance | J.H. Plumb, Penguin, London, 1961 |
| The Garden: An Illustrated History | J.S. Berrall, Penguin, London, 1961 |
| Iconologia ed ecologia del giardino e del paesaggio | Eugenio Battisti, Olschki, Firenze, 2004 |
| La pittura italiana | edited by Stefano Zuffi, Electa Mondadori, Milano, 1997 |
| Storia dell'arte italiana | Giulio Carlo Argan, Sansoni, Firenze, 1998. |
| L'Italiano dell'Arte | edited by Francesca Mantovano, Guerra, Perugia, 1996. |
Assessment and Certificates An attendance certificate will be issued at the end of the course. It is possible to assess each seminar on the
basis of one examinations (written and/or oral), which students
can choose to take either in English or Italian. The awarded marks
will be recorded in the attendance certificate. |
Requisites for admission Since each seminar is taught in either Italian
or English, a working knowledge of either language is required.
When you enrol for this course, please specify what language you
would like to be taught in. |
| SA | Course on "The Renaissance in Florence and in Italy" | 16 hours | € 290,00 |
| SGV | Course on "The Italian garden and the Tuscan villas" | 20 hours | € 390,00 |
| SIM | Course on "History of Italian Fashion" | 14 hours | € 290,00 |
| Enrolment fee | € 45,00 | ||
| Please Note: Museum and bus tickets as well as all the material are included in the price |
Please note:
Since 1995 all our courses have taken place in
the school premises and have been held by our
qualified and experienced teaching staff. We are not a school
selling courses which afterwards other schools or institutes take
charge of. That is why we offer
only a selected choice of courses, whose programmes
and schedule have been tested and improved throughout these years. |
