Italian Renaissance Art
Organised by: Corcovado ArtsPerformed by: Dr. Sian Jay
Synopsis:
This course will explain and outline the ideas and artists who made the Italian Renaissance one of the high points in Western Art History. Beginning in the 14th Century and working through to the 16th Century, the sessions will explain how new ideas re-shaped the way people thought and how they made art.
During the 4 sessions course, we will review the great artistic achievements and other creative initiatives of the rebirth of the Classical styles, discussing the influences and works of the Great Masters who made the period... Giotto, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian are just a few of the names that will come up.
Short documentaries by Seventh Art productions will complement the sessions.