Michelangelo Seminar (trip)

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Michelangelo Seminar

  • Florence airport, Italy
  • Active & Adventure
“On our last day we were privileged to have Darius lead us through Underground Rome, where we gained a completely… ”
Italy, Europe

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from €75* per person3 HoursYear-round
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Context Travel 12 people max
It is difficult to overstate Michelangelo Buonarroti's impact on the Florentine Renaissance, or on art history in general. His techniques changed forever the way that artists, especially sculptors, would approach their craft; and his interpretation of Christian and classical iconography left an indelible mark on future eras. During our three- and-a-half hour walk, we will follow the career of Michelangelo during his Florentine sojourn, discussing his early years and career under the patronage of the Medici family.


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Italy, Europe

2 testimonials about this trip

  1. Reviewer: Lori and Norman Woolworth located in Charlottesville, VA USA
    On our last day we were privileged to have Darius lead us through Underground Rome, where we gained a completely new perspective on the city's fascinating layers of history. Thank you for such richly rewarding experiences and please know that we will be referring anyone we know who is traveling toRome in your direction.
  2. Reviewer: Judy Jarashow located in Waban, MA USA
    The underground walk was immensely interesting, educational and professionally conducted

3 testimonials about the provider, Context Travel:

  • Reviewer: Norman Aroesty located in Rochester, NY USA
    There was no comparison between a Context tour and the other tours that I saw people on. We feel very fortunate to have used Context.
  • Reviewer: John and Darlene Skellion located in Rifle, CO USA
    Our docents were so knowledgeable and gave us so much insight into what we were seeing a truly enjoyable and educational experience! We have recommended you to everyone we talk with about taking tours, etc. We will definitely be signing up for more tours when we return to Italy. Thank you for helping make a lot of wonderful memories!
  • Reviewer: Victoria located in New Orleans, LA USA
    The docents were extraordinary! It has been a long time since I have met such talented, educated, and intelligent young people.

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Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
  • May accommodate certain types of disabilities. Contact the operator for more information.

Itinerary

The Michelangelo Seminar is designed to give clients and their docent a chance to explore the work and artistic legacy of Michelangelo in depth. We begin at the Casa Buonarroti, a house purchased by the artist for his family, now converted into a small museum of drawings and early sculptures. Here, in this relatively unknown museum, we will spend some time laying out the important themes that resonate through his work. Next, we move to the Bargello Museum, a former Medieval-era prison, which contains one of the most important sculpture collections in the world. Here, we will pick through the vast holdings to view several of Michelangelo's works, including the Bacchus. We will also spend some time with the works of other, related artists, in order to try to develop the context that surrounded Michelangelo's work.

Lastly, we will move on to the Galleria dell'Accademia, which houses Michelangelo's masterpiece and consummate symbol of the Florentine Renaissance, the David. Here we will explore this important statue and related works. We will wrap up our seminar by diuscussing Michelangelo's later career in Rome, culminating in the painting of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

This seminar is usually led by a an art historian with a master's qualification (or higher), and is structured like an upper-level college seminar, with an emphasis on give-and-take between the docent and participants and an openness to let the conversation wander to any variety of topic.

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