Antiquity to the Medici: Art, Architecture, and History by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
This course traces the art, architecture and historical events in Italy from Roman Antiquity through the early Renaissance.
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The Founding of Rome and the Dawn of an Empire: Romulus, Remus, and Julius Caesar
Lecture 1 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 1 VIDEO
Bread, Circus, and Conquest: the Colosseum and the Arch of Titus
Lecture 2 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 2 VIDEO
The Architectural Marvels of Imperial Rome: the Pantheon, the Basilica and Arch of Constantine
Lecture 3 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 3 VIDEO
The Sparkling Mosaics of Ravenna
Lecture 4 Reading
PODCAST: Ravenna – The Byzantine Empire Strikes Back
FREE PREVIEWAntiquity to the Medici - Lecture 4 VIDEO
Tuscan Romanesque Architecture: San Miniato al Monte, Florence Baptistery, and Pisa Cathedral
Lecture 5 Reading
PODCAST: Florence – San Miniato al Monte
FREE PREVIEWAntiquity to the Medici - Lecture 5 VIDEO
The Pulpits of Nicola Pisano in Pisa and Siena
Lecture 6 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 6 VIDEO
PODCAST: Siena: Cathedral Pulpit by Nicola Pisano
FREE PREVIEWPODCAST: Pisa – Baptistery Pulpit by Nicola Pisano
FREE PREVIEWDuccio’s Maestà and Giotto Fresco Cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel
Lecture 7 Reading
PODCAST: Siena – City of the Virgin Mary (Battle of Montaperti/Duccio’s Maestà)
FREE PREVIEWAntiquity to the Medici - Lecture 7 VIDEO
The Sculptures of Orsanmichele in Florence
Lecture 8 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 8 VIDEO
Masolino, Masaccio, and the Brancacci Chapel in Florence
Lecture 9 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 9 VIDEO
Fra Angelico and the Renaissance Convent of San Marco
Lecture 10 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 10 VIDEO
The Old Sacristy and the Basilica of San Lorenzo
Lecture 11 Reading
PODCAST: Florence: Brunelleschi and the Basilica of San Lorenzo
FREE PREVIEWAntiquity to the Medici - Lecture 11 VIDEO
The Medici Palace and the Chapel of the Magi
Lecture 12 Reading
Antiquity to the Medici - Lecture 12 VIDEO
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