Thematic courses of history of art
5 hour courses (covering different periods of art history)
Lessons will be between an hour and an hour and a half, according to the topic.
Topics:
- The Medici: story of a dynasty that made art its instrument of power. Visit to Palazzo Medici, Palazzo Pitti and Palazzo Vecchio.
Ticket prices around € 30.
- Potions and poisons, alchemy and art in Florence of the past. Visit to the age-old Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy, Francesco I's studio, a place of wonders and visit to the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (semi-precious stones plant).
Ticket prices around € 14.
- The history and evolution of costumes. Visit to the Costume Museum in Palazzo Pitti.
Total cost of the tickets around € 10.
- History and evolution of footwear. Visit to the Ferragamo museum.
Ticket prices around € 6.
- History of cooking and mealtimes, as seen and told through paintings. Tuscan cooking workshops and visit to the market of San Lorenzo and/or historical Pegna shop.
- History of Renaissance Florence: what life was like in the city of Humanism. Visit to the Davanzati Museum and the Horne Museum.
Ticket prices around € 9.
- Paintings with gold backgrounds and their history. Visit to a workshop of artisans who use gold leaf.
- History of sculpture. Visit to the Bargello Museum, at Piazza della Signoria and to the Marino Marini Museum.
Total cost of the tickets around € 10.
- History of the fresco and the great cycles of frescoes to be found in Florence. Visit to the church of Santa Maria Novella and Santa Trinita Church.
Ticket prices around € 5.
It is also possible to request single-subject lessons (5 hours) on: Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and other artists.