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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350” In-Person Lecture Tour – 12:...
January 17, 2025
1 hour 30 min
$295.00
EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR BUNDLE
“Exclusive Webinars in February”
Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero and special guests Dr. Laurinda Dixon, and Dr. Sally J. Cornelison
Dates & Times:
Thursday, February 6, 13, & 27
2:00 – 3:00pm ET | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT |
7:00 – 8:00pm London
EXCLUSIVE WEBINARS | “Exclusive Webinars in February”
Each webinar will include a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minutes of Q&A.
Please note:
EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “A Renaissance Road Trip: Early Netherlandish Masterpieces in the US”
Presented by Dr. Laurinda Dixon
Traveling to Italy in search of art and architecture is a great adventure. Here travelers can still experience art in situ – that is, where and how it was intended to be seen, rather than hanging isolated on museum walls. Much of Italy’s Renaissance heritage has been lovingly preserved, but regrettably, the same is not true of northern Europe. There is very little Netherlandish art (ca.1400-1500) left to tell the tale of the notorious extravagance and unlimited wealth of the patrons who dominated the era. Historians estimate that only about 2.5% has escaped the ravages of history. The Hundred-Years War lasted into the 15th century, followed by peasant rebellions in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, when roving bands of iconoclasts vandalized and destroyed anything associated with Catholicism. Then came the Napoleonic wars, which sought to eliminate any vestiges of the old ruling class, and several Euro-Russian wars (of which the current Ukrainian conflict is but the most recent). The 20th century brought two devastating mechanized World Wars, fought mainly on European soil. Early in the century, entire art collections went up for sale and were quickly acquired by such gilded-age American tycoons as Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Clay Frick. In the wake of World War 2, affluent U.S. collectors continued to secure treasures from impoverished, war-torn countries. Europe’s tragic loss was America’s gain, enriching museum holdings throughout the country. This webinar guides us on an art-historical road trip to discover iconic Northern Renaissance works in our own back yard. The journey begins in Cleveland, continues east to New York City, south to Philadelphia, and winds up in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. No vaccinations or passports required!
EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Love, Italian Renaissance Style”
Presented by Dr. Sally J. Cornelison
Just in time for Valentine’s Day! The theme of love, as well as its possible pitfalls, was represented in a variety of artistic media during the Italian Renaissance. This webinar will explore paintings and frescoes created to celebrate marriage and encourage procreation, scenes of the loves of pagan gods and goddesses, and erotic prints, drawings, and sculptures. Many of these works were made to decorate homes, others were presented as gifts, and because of their salacious visual content, some were even censored by religious authorities.
For images, Correggio’s “Jupiter and Io,” Giulio Romano’s “Two Lovers,” and the frescoes of Polyphemus or Jupiter and Juno from Annibale Carracci’s Farnese Gallery would be fine. I have all of these and more if you’d like me to save you some time hunting them down.
EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Rebirth and Revival in the Italian Renaissance”
Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
Join Dr. Rocky for this exclusive lecture about Renaissance stories of rebirth and revival. Whether it was Europe’s slow recovery from the Black Death, Brunelleschi’s triumphant construction of the dome after losing the Baptistry doors competition, Cosimo de’ Medici’s triumphant return from exile, Michelangelo’s silencing his critics at the age of 71 when he took over the building of St. Peter’s, or Bernini’s return into papal graces after a disastrous attempt to rectify the façade of St. Peter’s, the Italian Renaissance was a period full of new beginnings.
