“Italy’s Great Monuments: Santa Croce in Florence”

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Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

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Italian Masterpieces, Lectures, Online Courses, Webinars

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Basilica di Santa Croce, Firenze, Florence, Italy

WEBINAR RECORDING | “Italy’s Great Monuments: Santa Croce in Florence”
Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

Join Dr. Rocky for this free webinar where we will visit the largest Franciscan church in the world – Santa Croce. The founder of this order, St. Francis of Assisi, changed the way people saw the world in the Middle Ages and his love and celebration of nature may have been the spark that ignited the Renaissance. We will discuss his importance, but also look at the extraordinary art and architecture of this great church. Most famous for its celebrity tombs, including those of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli, the Gothic church also contains medieval frescoes by the great master Giotto.

The webinar recording consists of a 45-minute lecture.

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Lectures 1
Quizzes 0
Duration 50 minutes
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 12
Assessments Yes

Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

Rocky Ruggiero has been a professor of Art and Architectural History since 1999. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Arts degree from Syracuse University, where he was awarded a prestigious Florence Fellowship in 1996. He furthered his art historical studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he received a Ph.D. in Art History and Visual Culture. In addition to lecturing for various American universities in Florence, Italy, including Syracuse, Kent State, Vanderbilt, and Boston College, Rocky has starred in various TV documentaries concerning the Italian Renaissance. He has appeared as an expert witness in the History Channel’s “Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World” and “Museum Secrets: the Uffizi Gallery”, as well as the recent NatGeo/NOVA PBS program on Brunelleschi’s dome entitled “Great Cathedral Mystery.”