What can be more fun for a group of friends, schoolmates or work colleagues than to travel to a foreign country and enjoy some creative and enriching activities together? Whether it’s for student travel programs, summer teen camps or corporate teambuilding and incentives, Italy is the perfect destination for group art courses. At Studiainitalia, we […]
“I dream my painting and I paint my dream” said Vincent van Gogh. If you love this art, have you ever considered the idea of a painting holiday in Italy, home to some of the greatest painters of all time? It doesn’t have to remain a dream: with Studiainitalia you can easily join professional artists
Italy is one of the top destinations for Art Studies and Art Vacations. If you are passionate about art, either professionally or as a hobby, you will love visiting the country that has the most Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Can you imagine the emotion in seeing in real life a famous piece of art
UNESCO, with its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, recognizes the importance of encouraging artisans to continue to produce craft and to pass their skills onto others. Italian artists and artisans are among the most active and proud in sharing their knowledge. They know that keeping traditions alive is important for teaching the present and next
Florence is the World Capital of Art and Handicrafts, featuring hundreds of ancient botteghe (artisanal workshops).In this beautiful video, artists and artisans talk about their passions, history and work.Learn about how the Italian Renaissance was born in the small botteghe in Florence, thanks to the Medici’s, the geographical location, hard-working families and traditions handed down
The art of antiques restoration consists in restoring an antique or work of art to a like-new condition. There is a lot of difference between restoring and repairing. Functionality may be achieved by a repair, but restoring an item is a proper form of art.Restorers have to be trained craftspeople. Why? Because a single piece
Here is a beautiful video by Art Historian Dr. Raichel Le Goff, who presents a slideshow of portraits from Pisanello to Freud in about 4 minutes.The video starts with the individual paintings featuring “the profile” in the 1400s, like the works by Pisanello.Then, in the 1500s, the sitters start turning towards the viewer, for example
Florence has been the world’s capital of arts and handcrafts for centuries, and offers the perfect environment where to join courses of ancient processes and techniques. If you are interested in antique printmaking, you should not miss out on the chalcography and xylography courses offered in Florence by Studiainitalia, specialized in creative tourism and language
Enjoy Sicily with our brand new program . Available dates: September & October Modica With its steeply stacked medieval centre and spectacular baroque cathedral, Modica is one of southern Sicily’s most atmospheric towns. But unlike some of the other Unesco-listed cities in the area, it doesn’t package its treasures into a single easy-to-see street or central piazza:
