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Looks at the nature of pilgrimage, in particular at pilgrims visiting the Holy House at Loreto in Italy. Investigates the nature of the miracle in which the Virgin Mary’s house was transported by angels...
Between 1496 and 1538 a major change of attitude towards public building and spaces took place in Venice and development took place around the Piazza San Marco and the Rialto. This contrasts with Antwerp...
Discusses Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne’ (c1510), in terms of the painting itself, the painter, and a palette of colour: pigment, composition and light effects. The figures...
Traces the influence of Renaissance concepts of dramatic settings on modern theatrical practice. Shot on location in Italy at three surviving threatres of the period - Palladio’s Teatro Olimpico in...
Series examining the two decades leading up to World War 2, looking at events from the points of view of each of the main protagonists, incorporating eye-witness accounts, interviews with historians, and...
Looks at the reasons for the creation of a unified, secular state which few appeared to want. Emphasises the disunity of Italy in term of class, economics and politics and stresses the importance of...
In 1492 Duke Ercole I of Ferrara began a major extension of the city, designed by his court architect Biagio Rossetti. Examines this extension, and its relationship to the history of Ferrara. Shows how the...
Examines the complex relationship between medieval and Renaissance Florence. Looks at a number of medieval buildings in Florence, including the Palazzo Vecchio, the Baptistery and San Miniato, and shows how...
Examines a city block in the centre of Florence, which consists principally of domestic buildings, dominated by the Palace of the Guelf Party (14th-16th century). These include a medieval tower-house, the...
The Palazzo Venezia was the first major Renaissance palace to be built in Rome. It was commissioned by the wealthy Venetian Pietro Barbo, to lie alongside the Basilica of San Marco, where he was Cardinal...
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