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:
Join a unique art history tour in and around Venice, an extraordinary city full of history and charm! It’s not easy to find a city as full of artistic and architectural masterpieces as Venice. In every sestiere, campo or calle there is something that is waiting to be discovered.This art history tour gives you the
NABA launches “ItalianLifestyle and Culture”CALL FOR ENTRIES 2015NABA wants to motivate young internationaltalents eager to undertake an intensive summerstudy experience in Milan, the cutting edge ofcreativity, by offering 5 full scholarships (100%)and 10 half scholarships (50%) on tuition for oneof the NABA’s 2-week Summer Courses runningthrough July-August 2015.NABA Summer School proposes a wide andupdated synthesis
Our Florence school offers 2 weeks Italian Art History courses (10 or 20 one-to-one classroom lessons in 2 weeks).Special attention will be paid to the history of Florentine painting and architecture. The programme includes slide and video presentations and guided visits to specific places of interest in the city and to its works of art.
