“Saints, Symbols, and Spaghetti”

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Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

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Italian Masterpieces, Lectures, Webinars

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Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1569, fresco by Agnolo Bronzino in the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy

WEBINAR RECORDING | “Saints, Symbols, and Spaghetti”
Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

This lecture will explore the sometimes violent, often bizarre, and always fascinating representations of saints and martyrs in Italian art. From St. Sebastian’s arrows to St. Lucy’s eyeballs to St. Lawrence’s barbecue grill, Dr. Ruggiero will provide an engaging, informative and entertaining lecture about saint imagery and symbolism.

The webinar recording consists of a 45-minute lecture.

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Video Features

Lectures 1
Quizzes 0
Duration 60 minutes
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 17
Assessments Yes

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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.”