Gilding course in Florence

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Italian gold leaf techniques!

 

Our Florence workshop offers gilding and restoration of gilded works of art courses.

  • You can book a 80, 160, 240 or 320 hour course and spread your hours along the number of weeks of your choice attending from 4 up to 8 hours a day.
  • Courses are very practical, the basic water gilding programme includes an Introduction to the art of gilding, including the presentation of materials and decorative techniques and techniques of antiquing.
  • This course is in groups and it is taught in Italian or in English

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Gilding course in Florence

 

Learn gilding and goldleafing with the use of gold on wooden objects. Our courses are taught by professionals working in collaboration with the Uffizi Gallery and other Italian museums. The workshop is located in the city center of Florence.

Courses are held in small groups. Our students mostly have a technical or professional background. No exams and no specific qualifications are required.

 

Classes are both in the morning and in the afternoon. At the end of the course you will receive a final certificate.

 

The basic short gilding course is perfect if you wish to approach gilding for the first time. You will learn how to apply the gesso and the bole. You will gild your own object, burnish and antique it. After that you will apply a special lacquer.

 

The most complete gilding course firstly includes the theoretical introduction. Secondly, you will learn how to consolidate wood with the use of animal glues and other substances. You will learn the disinfestation process and the cleaning process. You will use antique lacquers, you will do the filling and the integration techniques with gold or metal leaf with water and mordant gildings. You will also learn how to use pastiglia and the ageing process.

 

Starting dates 2024
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Aprilon requestAugustDecemberon request
The school will be closed on the following national holidays: Epiphany (06/01), Easter Monday, Italy Liberation Day (25/04), Workers' Day (01/05), Republic Day (02/06), Ferragosto (15/08), All Saints (01/11), Immaculate Conception (8/12), Christmas holidays and New Year.

Location type:

Florence city centre.

Course materials:

Not included in course fees. The cost of these materials will depend on the type of course and project chosen by the student.

Length of lessons:

60 minutes.

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These are the fees for this course in Florence (course only):

  • 80 hours (course only): 938€
  • 160 hours (course only): 1744€
  • 240 hours (course only): 2589€
  • 320 hours (course only): 3247€

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10 reviews for Gilding course in Florence

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    Anonymous

    Oro e Colore where I took painting restoration and gilding techniques and restoration course is top class school in Florence, Italy. There are teach high professionals, they are the best people with professionalism, many thanks to Studiainitalia and Ms. Federica for giving me the opportunity to study at Oro e Colore and many thanks to Ms. Stefania And Ms. Manuela and Mr. Carlo, the best teachers.

    Many thanks and my highest recommendation to Studiainitalia and laboratory and school Oro e Colore.

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    eve

    O curso de dourado com Stefania foi uma experiência gratificante. Ensinada por seu pai, Stefania tem 35 anos de prática em dourado e vem de uma família com longa experiência nesse campo. Eles restauraram obras históricas em coleções famosas, como a Galeria Uffizi, e a habilidade de Stefania é evidente em seus ensinamentos. Também parece ter uma paciência infinita para um novato em douramento como eu.Aprendi a técnica de dourar com água, que vem sendo aplicada desde a época do Renascimento. Você deve se munir de muita paciência. Esteja ciente de que esse curso ensina uma técnica difícil, portanto, faça muitas anotações para consultá-las em casa. Consegui dourar as bordas de várias tábuas com essa técnica. Agora preciso continuar praticando bastante em casa.Esse curso é realizado em uma oficina de douramento aberta ao público. Eu havia reservado aulas individuais, mas durante duas semanas o professor estava supervisionando um curso em grupo para alunos do Lyceum, que estava acontecendo ao mesmo tempo.Estou feliz por ter feito o curso e o recomendo muito.

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    eve

    El curso de pan de oro con Stefania fue una experiencia gratificante. Entrenada por su padre, Stefania tiene 35 años de práctica en el dorado y procede de una familia con una larga experiencia en este campo. Han restaurado obras históricas en colecciones famosas, como la Galería Uffizi, y la habilidad de Stefania es evidente en su enseñanza. También parece tener una paciencia infinita con una novata en el dorado como yo.Me enseñó la técnica del dorado al agua, que se aplica desde la época del Renacimiento. Hay que armarse de mucha paciencia. Ten en cuenta que este curso enseña una técnica difícil, así que toma muchas notas para consultarlas en casa. He conseguido dorar los bordes de varias tablas con esta técnica. Ahora tengo que seguir practicando mucho en casa.Este curso tiene lugar en un taller de dorado abierto al público. Había reservado clases individuales, pero durante dos semanas la profesora estaba supervisando un curso en grupo para alumnos del Liceo, que se impartía al mismo tiempo.Me alegro de haber seguido el curso y lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

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    Evelyne Arnold

    The gilding course with Stefania was a rewarding experience. Taught by her father, Stefania has 35 years of gilding practice and comes from a family with long-standing experience in this field. They have restored historic works in famous collections, such as the Uffizi Gallery, and Stefania’s skill is evident in her teaching. She also seems to have a never-ending amount of patience for a gilding novice like me.I was taught the water gilding technique, which has been applied since Renaissance times. One should arm oneself with a lot of patience. Be aware that this course teaches a difficult technique, so take lots of notes to refer back to at home. I managed to gild the edges of several boards with this technique. Now I need to follow up with lots of practice at home.This course takes place in a gilding workshop open to the public. I had booked one on one classes, but during two weeks the teacher was supervising a group course for Lyceum students, which was running at the same time.I am glad I took the course and can highly recommend it.

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    Jade

    Foi uma experiência muito gratificante para mim. Estou muito orgulhosa do meu certificado e gostei muito do curso. Um agradecimento especial ao professor e à equipe da Studiainitalia, que tornaram tudo muito fácil para mim e para a minha primeira visita à Itália. Certamente voltarei para visitar mais cidades e adoraria participar de outro curso de arte com vocês. A presto!Jade (Canadá)

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    Jade Simpson

    Fue una experiencia muy gratificante para mí. Estoy muy orgullosa de mi certificado y he disfrutado mucho del curso. Un agradecimiento especial al profesor y al personal de Studiainitalia, que hicieron que todo fuera tan fácil para mí y para mi primera visita a Italia. Volveré sin duda a visitar más ciudades y me encantaría apuntarme a otro curso de arte con vosotros. ¡A presto!Jade (Canadá)

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    Jade Simpson

    What a rewarding experience this was for me. I am really proud of my certificate and I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Special thanks to the teacher and the staff at Studiainitalia, who made everything so easy for me and my first-ever visit in Italy. I will certainly return to visit more cities and would love to join another art course with you. A presto!Jade (Canada)

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    lucia

    It has been an incredible experience with real professionals in the field of gilding. A very productive course because you learn the ancient techniques by handling the materials and tools yourself. I recommend this experience because in addition to learning, you get a beautiful memory for life.

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    Lucía

    Ha sido una experiencia increíble de la mano de verdaderos profesionales en el campo del dorado. Un curso muy productivo porque aprendes las técnicas antiguas manipulando tu mismo los materiales y herramientas. Recomiendo esta experiencia porque además de aprender, te queda un bonito recuerdo para toda la vida.Lucia

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    Lucia

    Foi uma experiência incrível com verdadeiros profissionais da área de douramento. Um curso muito produtivo porque você aprende as técnicas antigas manuseando os materiais e as ferramentas. Recomendo essa experiência porque, além de aprender, você ganha uma bela lembrança para a vida toda.

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