An Introduction to Renaissance Art

The history of artistic achievements of humanity bears the marks of the ever-changing inner landscape of the human being, starting in the caves, leading through the various early civilisations artistic manifestations to the triumphal individual accomplishments of the late medieval times in Europe to finally elevate individualism as the pivotal philosophical premise of the contemporary scene of art-making.

The Renaissance in Europe has a notable place in this changing scene of expression of the human condition as it brought the ideas of Antiquity back into play in the development of consciousness and reiterated the Western cultural ideal of the importance of the personal, the unique and therefore transient, and elevating it to permanence by giving it such value as attributed to the apparent Leonardo da Vinci work Salvator Mundi selling for a little over $450 million.

If you are interested in tracing the development of the arts over human existence then come along to study together the many achievements of this human activity starting with the Renaissance. Based on the Upper School curriculum, the workshop consists of ten sessions introducing Renaissance art, with the possibility of an extra five sessions that focus on Baroque artists. During the course, participants will experience artworks from well-known painters such as Michelangelo and Raphael from the High Renaissance. The sessions will also draw attention to other artists’ achievements, such as Giotto (Father of the Renaissance) or the first generation of Italian Renaissance artists, including Piero della Francesca, Fra Angelico, and Masaccio.

For more details on the course and registration please visit the An Introduction to Renaissance Art page.