I. Middle Ages

Although long considered as 'dark centuries', the Middle Ages were actually a time of lively artistic production. Familiarise with the arts of this long period, that culminated in one of the most impactful visual revolutions.

II. Renaissance

Starting from the 15^th century, the arts expressed a profound cultural renovation. Which were the elements of it? What did it mean to Renaissance men to feel like 'dwarfs on the shoulders of giants'? How were similar issues explored in different countries?

III. Dutch Painting, Mannerism and Baroque

The 17^th century was a time of exciting artistic diversification and ever-growing international connections. An exploration and reflection on the various European styles, so diverse and yet so intertwined.

IV. British Painting in the 18^th and 19^th century

How did British art stand in relation to continental schools? Why can it be considered so distinctive in its development? A stimulating analysis of the British artistic and cultural debate of the 1700s and 1800s.

V. From Rococo to Romanticism

Under the light of the striking artworks produced during the 18^th and 19^th century, discover, consider and discuss the increasing mutual impact of the arts on the transforming societies of the time, and vice versa.

VI. Impressionism

A close observation of the artworks produced by this celebrated artistic movement, in their context, and of their relation to other artworks from the same period, to discover the first signs of the radical revolution that was about to take place.

VII. The 20^th Century and Us

This session works as an open conversation, where the transformation of the very idea of art, and what it can create, will be discussed, analysed, questioned and connected to the present voices.

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