{"id":56707,"date":"2016-11-12T13:04:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T12:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studiainitalia.com\/product\/florentine-mosaic-course-in-florence\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:23:02","slug":"florentine-mosaic-course-in-florence","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.studiainitalia.com\/en\/courses\/study-abroad-in-florence\/florentine-mosaic-course-in-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Florentine mosaic course in Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Florentine Mosaic Course<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our <strong>Florentine mosaic course<\/strong> is held in an artisan workshop \u201c<em>bottega<\/em>\u201d in Tuscany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The workshop is characterized by the care and attention with which the local artisan will treat you, taking care of all your needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The workshop is located in a medieval village 40 kms from Florence.<\/p>\n<p>The course is usually held in Italian with the use of some English.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is open to all levels, beginners included.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can book a 24, 48, 72 or 96 hour course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme includes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Types of stones<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Utensils and their use<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Machines for cutting the stones<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 The design<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Transfer to adhesive paper<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Gluing of the paper to the stone<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Cutting<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Composition of the artefact<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Filling<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Finishing and polishing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Flexible Course Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Choose Your Hours:<\/strong> Select a 24, 48, or 72-hour program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Define Your Timeline:<\/strong> Spread your hours across any number of weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sync With Your Teacher:<\/strong> Agree on a personalized schedule together.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Example: A 24-hour course can be taken in just one week or as 2 hours a week for 12 weeks, or 6 hours a week for 4 weeks!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6 tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"6\" class=\"column-1\">Starting dates 2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5, 19<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">May<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">11, 25<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">September<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">14, 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">February<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2, 16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">June<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">8, 22<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">October<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">12, 26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">March<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2, 16, 30<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">July<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">6, 20<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">November<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9, 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13, 27<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">August<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3, 17, 31<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">December<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"column-1\">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), 24\/06, Ferragosto (15\/08), All Saints (01\/11), Immaculate Conception (8\/12), Christmas holidays and New Year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Florentine Mosaic: do you know this old mosaic technique?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a combination of hard or semiprecious stones, so that their natural colours represent figures and inlaid in a background usually of black or white marble.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florence is world famous for its mosaics. 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