Survey of art history:
from ancient Greek Art to Italian Baroque

(45 hrs, 3 credits)

Discussion Topics:

The cradle of civilization: the art of Crete, the Mycenaean culture, the Greek art: Archaic period, Classical period ( Athens and Fidia), Hellenistic period.

Art in Italy before the Romans: the Etruscan art.

The cradle of civilization: the art of Crete, the Mycenaean culture, the Greek art: Archaic period, Classical period ( Athens and Fidia), Hellenistic period.

Art in Italy before the Romans: the Etruscan art.

The Romans: the Art of the Power: Republican and Imperial Art. Roman Construction: city walls, bridges, aqueducts, temples and houses. Wall decoration styles and mosaics art. 

Guided Tour in Pompeii - dur. 3h     

Guided Tour to the “Archaeological  National Museum of Naples”- dur. 3h

The Christians and the “new meaning” of Art: Roman Basilicas: the changes from Pagan to Christian religion. The Catacomb (the Catacomb of San Gennaro in Naples)

Medieval Art:  Romanic and Gothic Art. The Battistero of San Giovanni in Florence, the “Tower of Pisa”, Giotto. Simone Martini

The Italian Renaissance: Brunelleschi and the Duomo of Florence, Donatello and his sculptures,  Leon Battista Alberti and the “invention” of the prospective, Botticelli and his masterpieces, Raffaello, Tiziano and their paintings.

Guided Tour to the “National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples”- dur. 3h

Italian genius:  Leonardo and Michelangelo

The Basilica of San Pietro in Rome: a history of 17 centuries

Guided Tour to Rome (Basilica of San Pietro and Musei Vaticani) – dur. Day-long trip

The Baroque in Italy: Caravaggio and Bernini

The Baroque in Naples:The Duomo, the Curch of Gesù Nuovo, the Certosa of San Martino. The main artists: Cosimo Fanzago, Luca Giordano, Francesco Solimena and Ferdinando Sanfelice

Guided Tour to the  Centre of Naples and the main Baroque churches – dur. 4h