The Great Italian Artists
Michelangelo, Giotto, Caravaggio were some of Italy's great artists. Always wanted to know more about their art and lives? In this course you will explore the art and lives of some of the great Renaissance and Baroque artists and the fascinating times they lived in.
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Wed 04 May
- Discounted course fee (per learner) when you register and pay for two or more learners on one order: $66.00 incl. GST
- $132.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Wed 04 May 19:00 - Wed 04 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Wed 11 May 19:00 - Wed 11 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Wed 18 May 19:00 - Wed 18 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Wed 25 May 19:00 - Wed 25 May 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Wed 01 Jun 19:00 - Wed 01 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Wed 08 Jun 19:00 - Wed 08 Jun 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
Always wanted to know more about the great Italian artists? In this course you will explore the lives and times of Giotto, Leonardo da Vince, Michelangelo, Caravaggio , Rafaello and Bernini.
You will learn about:
- Giotto - the first entrepreneur, the invention of perspective and why the sky is not 'gold' any more....history of Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua
- Leonardo - the invention of the 'banquet' and his passion for culinary art...brief biography of the artist, his first inventions and how he worked for the Sforza family in Milan as an 'event organiser' as well as a civil engineer designing fortresses
- two artists to compare - Michelangelo, the 'lonely' artist at the court of the Pope, his Guidizio Universale and his 'non finito' technique; Rafaello with his 'bottega' full of artists and his paintings in the Vatican....
- Caraveggio - the 'chiaro-scuro' in his paintings...his rather complicated life and the mystery of his untimely violent death
- Bernini - the fountains in his youth and the colonnade in St Peter's Square, how it represented the Church of the time....
Who should attend?
Those interested in history or art. Those planning a trip to Italy to enjoy the art treasures.
Testimonials
From May 2015 course:
"Loved it! Really enjoyed Cristina's approach. She was very interesting with very interesting facts about the lives of the artists and how they lived. The history of architecture was a real bonus". Lorraine P
