ART HISTORY COURSES IN FLORENCE

There is an ideal solution for people who would like to visit Florence and learn about its art treasures, but only have a couple of days time: the expert Waldemar H. de Boer offers short art history courses in the beautiful Palazzo Guadagni at Piazza Santo Spirito:

- Renaissance Art in Florence (3 days)
- Medici Villas and Gardens (2 days)

These courses are perfect for those who prefer lessons in small groups and are looking for a teacher with a PhD level. Of course, we will also visit monuments and museums like the Uffizi, the church of San Lorenzo and the Medici chapels to debate about art outside the classroom.

No prior knowledge of art history is necessary to participate.

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Waldemar's new book, the Memorial of Many Paintings and Statues in the Illustrious City of Florence by Francesco Albertini (1510), is now available (visit the online bookshop).

Published six years after the installation of Michelangelo's David at Piazza della Signoria, Albertini's booklet is the earliest systematic description of the city's artistic treasures and can be considered the prototype for all successive guidebooks to Florence. The present annotated and fully illustrated edition of the Memorial enables the reader to become familiar with the extraordinary wealth of masterpieces Florence could boast in 1510, many of which have long since been dispersed.

The publication is also available in Italian (see online bookshop).

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