EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR BUNDLE MAY 2024
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EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR BUNDLE
“Exclusive Webinars in May” 

Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero and special guests Ross King, Dr. Meghan Callahan, and Esteban Nigro

Dates & Times:

Thursday, May 2, 9, & 16
2:00 – 3:00pm ET | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT |
7:00 – 8:00pm London

Thursday, May 23
11:30am – 12:30pm ET | 8:30 – 9:30am PT |
4:30 – 5:30pm London

 

Details

EXCLUSIVE WEBINARS | “Exclusive Webinars in May”

  1. Thursday, May 2, 2024 | “‘Here We Make Italy’: The Italian Risorgimento” with Ross King | 2:00 – 3:00pm ET | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT | 7:00 – 8:00pm London
  2. Thursday, May 9, 2024 | “Michelangelo and the Pre-Raphaelites” with Dr. Meghan Callan | 2:00 – 3:00pm ET | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT | 7:00 – 8:00pm London
  3. Thursday, May 16, 2024 |Florence: A Geological History” with Esteban Nigro | 2:00 – 3:00pm ET | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT | 7:00 – 8:00pm London
  4. Thursday, May 23, 2024 | “The Sistine Chapel of Orvieto: Luca Signorelli’s Frescoes in the San Brizio Chapel” with Dr. Rocky Ruggiero | 11:30am – 12:30pm ET | 8:30 – 9:30am PT | 4:30 – 5:30pm London

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Each webinar will include a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minutes of Q&A.

Please note:

  • Your participation for all four exclusive webinars is confirmed once you have purchased your bundle. You will receive a reminder 24 hours before each event and the Zoom link to join each presentation circa 30 minutes before the start time.
  • VIDEO RECORDINGS of all of the exclusive webinars will be available for unlimited streaming at your convenience for 7 days after the event.

Webinar 1

EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “‘Here We Make Italy’: The Italian Risorgimento” 
Presented by Ross King

Why does virtually every city, town and village in Italy have a monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi? Ross King, author of The Shortest History of Italy, will look at the role of Garibaldi and others in the Risorgimento, the dramatic and pivotal period when the Italian peninsula – divided into regions and dominated by foreign powers – united under one rule for the first time since the Fall of the Roman Empire. The dozen years between 1859 and 1871 offer a compelling narrative marked by political upheaval, military conquests and the tireless efforts of visionary figures such as Garibaldi, Camillo Cavour and the legendary “Thousand.” While military victories and political diplomacy played a crucial role in unifying Italy under a single flag, the lecture will also examine the enduring challenges of cultural and linguistic integration, reminding us that the quest for national identity is not merely won with rifles and cannons, but through the shared bonds of language, heritage and tradition.

Webinar 2

EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Michelangelo and the Pre-Raphaelites”  
Presented by Dr. Meghan Callahan

While the first members of the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were mainly interested in paintings of the early Italian Renaissance, as time went on, they also began to look to the sculpture of the High Renaissance. Frederick Leighton’s Flaming June demonstrates the influence of the famed Florentine sculptor, while Edward Burne-Jones included models of Michelangelo’s Slaves. In this talk, we will examine how Renaissance sculpture – particularly by Michelangelo – influenced Victorian painting.

Webinar 3

EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Florence: A Geological History”
Presented by Esteban Nigro

Join geologist, Esteban Nigro, for this exclusive webinar where he will explain how our planet is shaped and how the city of Florence was built thanks to its materials. What rocks were used to create Florence Cathedral? What are the origins of Carrara marble? What relationship is there between the rocks that make up the Pitti Palace and the adjacent Boboli Gardens? After watching this webinar, you will see Florence with totally different eyes!

Webinar 4

EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “The Sistine Chapel of Orvieto: Luca Signorelli’s Frescoes in the San Brizio Chapel”
Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

On his many trips to Rome, Michelangelo often stopped in the Umbrian town of Orvieto, which is located about halfway between Florence and Rome.  There in the San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto Cathedral, Michelangelo would have seen one of the most extraordinary fresco cycles of the Italian Renaissance – Luca Signorelli’s “Last Judgment.” Painted between 1499 and 1504 (shortly before Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel Ceiling), Signorelli’s frescoes represent the first monumental celebration of the nude form of the Italian Renaissance. Angels and demons are engaged in a dramatic struggle for the souls of the saved and the damned, which are embodied in idealized male and female nudes. Signorelli’s beautiful figures left an indelible impression on Michelangelo, who, only a few years later, would produce his own triumph of the nude in the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and then again decades later in his own “Last Judgment.”

Duration
4 hours
Tour Type
Exclusive Webinar
Date:
  • May 2, 2024
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