EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “Making a Masterpiece: Artistic Materials & Techniques in Renaissance Italy”
Presented by Dr. Sally J. Cornelison
with Additional Commentary by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

This exclusive webinar will explore the materials and processes celebrated painters and sculptors such as Giotto, Fra Angelico, Donatello, and Michelangelo used to create their works. From the execution of preliminary drawings to the grinding of pigments, the application of gold leaf to a panel or a sculpture in bronze, or the strike of a hammer against a chisel to carve marble, it will delve into the practicalities and pitfalls of how some of the most iconic works of the Italian Renaissance were created.

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.

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.