Renaissance Italy
Society and the Arts

Lavish patronage and the building of fine houses was increasingly accepted during the fifteenth century as an honourable and moral activity for the private citizen, thus allowing him to acquire fame for his good taste and arouse admiration for the splendour of his establishment.  

The Society of the Italian Renaissance
Professor Lauro Martines, Historian and Writer

Donatello’s Interpretation of the Classical Language of Sculpture
Mary Acton, Tutor in the History of Art, Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford

Another Dimension: Integrating Music with the new Renaissance Galleries
Giulia Nuti, Research Associate, Royal College of Music

Palaces and Power: The Cultural Dynamics of Florence’s Building Boom
Alison Brown, Emeritus Professor of Italian Renaissance History, Royal Holloway, University of London

Emotions and Well-being in the Italian Renaissance Interior
Dr Marta Ajmar-Wollheim, Tutor in Graduate Studies (Renaissance), Research Department, Victoria & Albert Museum

Visit to the new Renaissance Galleries, Victoria & Albert Museum with
Dr. Kirstin Kennedy, Curator of Metalwork, Victoria & Albert Museum         

Antico and the Court: Renaissance Bronzes for the Gonzagas
Melissa Hamnet, Curator of Sculpture, Victoria & Albert Museum

Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe: Proud Lookes and Brave Attire
Angus Patterson, Curator, European Arms and Armour and Base Metals, Victoria & Albert Museum

Renaissance Garden Sculpture: Literature and Propaganda in the locus amoenus
Dr Paula Henderson, FSA

The Scholar’s Study                                   
Peta Motture, Chief Curator, Medieval and Renaissance Galleries Project, Victoria & Albert Museum         

Italian Renaissance Velvets
Lisa Monnas, Textile Historian

Visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum to look at Renaissance ceramics with Elisa Sani, Assistant Curator

Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton

The cost of the full course is £252. The cost of the morning lectures only (lunch not included) is £144. The lectures will take place at The Medical Society of London,
Lettsom House, 11 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London W1. Each day will begin at 10.30am and finish at about 3.30pm.

To apply, please contact us.