Dr. Rocky's School
We bring the art, history, and culture of Italy to you
Explore how early 16th-century Venetian masters—from Bellini to Titian—transformed Renaissance painting, ushering in the High Renaissance and positioning Venice as a major rival to the artistic centers of central Italy.
This course delves into two bombastic Italian genres: The Spaghetti Western and Giallo. Through four seminal films: “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” “A Fistful of Dollars,” “Blood and Black Lace,” and “Once Upon a Time in the West,”...
Rogier van der Weyden (1400?–1464), the “prince” of Northern Renaissance art, refined Van Eyck’s style into powerful, emotional works that captivated Europe and influenced artists from Burgundy to Spain.