On-Line/Live Event
FREE WEBINAR | “The Top 10 Chapels of the Italian Renaissance” with Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
January 21, 2025
1 hour
COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR
Saints, Symbols and Spaghetti
SPONSORED BY: Friends of the Uffizi Gallery
Date & Time:
– Thursday, June 11, 2020 / 5:30 – 6:30PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Sites/Works of Art discussed: Last Judgement by Michelangelo, Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci, Martyrdom of St. Lawrence by Bronzino, Crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio
COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR | “Saints, Symbols and Spaghetti”
Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
This lecture sponsored by Friends of the Uffizi Gallery will explore the sometimes violent, often bizarre, and always fascinating representations of saints and martyrs in Italian art by artists such as Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Bronzino, Verrocchio, Caravaggio.
From St. Sebastian’s arrows, St. Lucy’s eyeballs to St. Lawrence’s barbecue grill, Dr. Rocky will provide an engaging, informative and entertaining webinar presentation about saint imagery and symbolism, as well as some surprising traditional Italian recipes that are associated with saints.
The webinar will include a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minutes of Q&A.
Please use the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89519505109
No password is necessary to access the webinar and users are not required to download the Zoom application or create an account unless you are joining the webinar from a mobile device. Directions on how to download Zoom for mobile can be found here.
Dr. Ruggiero will begin his presentation promptly at 5:30 PM, but participants are free to join the meeting beforehand.
For more information about Friends of the Uffizi Gallery please CLICK HERE
