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The Art History course provides an overview of the art history from Cimabue, Giotto and Duccio: the Tuscan painters of the 13th century going through a detailed and thorough study of the Renaissance period all the way to the mannerism.
The course will have plenty of visits to the most important venues which are all located a short walk from the school. That is the greatest privilege for the student at the AEF, and that is what puts the school ahead from all the others, during your visit you will have guided tours to the famous museums, gardens, churches, etc and get to see first-hand the greatest artistic patrimonies of humanity. You can also revisit these places with your fellow students during your free hours.
The masterpieces of the 15th and the 16th centuries will be analyzed and interpreted. Among the artists featured are Giotto, Masaccio, Botticelli, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
In addition, the lives and philosophies of the artists are studied. Artists are studied and discussed in class in terms of their working environment, life events, and personal styles and characteristics. The social situation of the period will also be studied in order to better understand the development of the artists' mindset.
Because of its structure, the art history course can be considered a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the general art history as well as to Florentine Renaissance history.
The Italian artistic heritage is immense and, above all, on display in the streets, squares, monuments, churches, hidden corners, small town centers, parks, gardens, and the countryside which all deliver powerful testimony to the richness of this artistic legacy.
The main topics of the Art History course are:
- Cimabue, Giotto and Duccio: the Tuscan painters of the 13th cent
- Filippo Brunelleschi: The renewal of Florentine architecture
- Donatello and the rebirth of Florentine sculpture
- Painting in the Early Renaissance: Masaccio, Filippo Lippi, Paolo Uccello: the birth of perspective
- The Quattrocento and art at the time of the Medici: Botticelli and Domenico Ghirlandaio
- Leonardo da Vinci: l'apice del Rinascimento
- Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael: the climax of the Renaissance
- Mannerism
Objectives:
- Study individual works, movements and institutions of art
- Develop in students the skills to undertake visual analysis of art works by discussing their possible meanings
- Interpret evidence and understand different art-historical approaches through the study of individual works or movements
- Enable students to undertake further study in this area on their own
- Enable students to have a thorough knowledge of the art-historical period known as the Renaissance
- Develop a systematic and critical knowledge and understanding of some key aspects of the Renaissance
- Obtain an awareness of current thinking and developments in relation to some key issues of the study of Renaissance art
Art History courses are offered on one-to-one basis. All topics of the standard Art History course may be covered in 10 private lessons (1 lesson = 45 minutes). However, you can decide to go deeper in some topics of the course and take more lessons. Italian Art History course is also offered in combination with Italian language course with 20 lessons a week. For more information, please visit Programs & Courses page in this online brochure.
For U.S. college students interested in credit transfer, we recommend to choose Italian Art History course with 16, 32 or 48 lessons that will meet the requirements for one, two or three semester credit hours. For more information, please visit Italy Study Abroad page in this online brochure.
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Our study abroad programs in Florence are designed for college students and people of any age and professional background. You can study abroad in Italy for semester and academic year or just for a few weeks. You can start your study abroad program any Monday. You can combine intensive Italian language immersion courses with music, art and culture courses or study just one subject your are interested in. 
