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EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Love, Italian Renaissance Style”
Presented by Dr. Sally J. Cornelison
with Additional Commentary by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

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.

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

Please note:

• Your participation is confirmed once you have purchased your ticket. You will receive the Zoom link to join the presentation circa 30 minutes before the start time.
• VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar will be available for unlimited streaming at your convenience for one week after the event.

Lecturer

Dr. Sally J. Cornelison is the director of the Florence Graduate Program in Italian Renaissance art for Syracuse University and a specialist in the history of Italian late medieval and Renaissance religious art. She teaches a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels on the history of sacred, as well as secular, art and architecture in early modern Italy. Many of her publications concern art, devotion, ritual, and patronage as they relate to the cult of saints and relics in Renaissance Florence. More recently, the focus of her research has been the sacred art of Giorgio Vasari, and she is currently completing a book on Giorgio Vasari’s work at the prestigious church of the Pieve in his hometown of Arezzo