The series Il Bel Paese offers lovers of Italian art and language courses on history and art of Italy from ancient times to the twentieth century.
Each course is divided into three 2-hour lessons with specific insights on topics selected to present civilizations and places that have made the Peninsula the “Il Bel Paese” famous all over the world.

Programme:

I course | MARE NOSTRUM – 3 lessons on Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art.
(18.09 | 25. 09 | 02. 10 – 2023)

II course | MEDIOEVO PER IMMAGINI – 3 lessons on Italian medieval art through the study of iconography and the Italian sculpture and painting artists.
(18.10 | 25. 10 | 30. 10 – 2023)

III course | I GRANDI MAESTRI DEL RINASCIMENTO – 3 lessons to discover the art of Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo.
(13.11 | 20. 11 | 27. 11 – 2023)

IV course | BAROCCO ITALIANO – 3 lessons on Italian Baroque art through the works of Bernini, Borromini, and Caravaggio.
(04.12 | 11. 12 | 18. 12 – 2023)

V course | NELL’ARTE DEL ’700 – 3 lessons to learn more about eighteenth-century artists, including the famous Antonio Canova.
(15.01 | 22. 01 | 29. 01 – 2024)

VI course | TRA LE CORRENTI ARTISTICHE DELL’OTTOCENTO – 3 lessons on the major Italian art movements of the 19th century.
(12.02 | 19. 02 | 26. 02 – 2024)

VII course | NOVECENTO IN ARTE – 3 lessons in the heart of the Italian artistic “revolutions”.
(11.03 | 18. 03 | 25. 03 – 2024)

The courses are structured consecutively, so that the second begins immediately after the conclusion of the first, with a week’s break between one course and another. The detailed programs of each course will be published before each course.

Please bear in mind that the dates may vary in case of unforeseen circumstances or organizational needs.