Raphael Sanzio

Everything you want to know about the famous Raphael, how to understand his work, and look at his art within a historical context.

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• By Liz Lev

Ostia Antica: "The Calling Card" of an Empire

Rome's archeological equivalent of Pompeii

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• By Livia Galante

The Shadows Behind Caravaggio Lesson 1

Discover the great Caravaggio and his dramatic "chiaroscuro"

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• By Sara Magister

St. Peter's Basilica - Baroque period Lesson 1

Discoevr the wonders of Saint Peter's Basilica Inside and out

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• By Francesca Barberini

St. Peter's Basilica - Baroque period Lesson 2

Discoevr the wonders of Saint Peter's Basilica Inside and out

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• By Francesca Barberini

St. Peter's Basilica - Baroque period Lesson 3

Discover the wonders of Saint Peter's Basilica Inside and out

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• By Francesca Barberini

The Shadows Behind Caravaggio Lesson 2

Discover the great Caravaggio and his dramatic "chiaroscuro"

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• By Sara Magister

The Shadows Behind Caravaggio Lesson 3

Discover the great Caravaggio and his dramatic "chiaroscuro"

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• By Sara Magister

Raphael vs Michelangelo Lesson 1

Discover the epic battle between these two "Titans"

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• By Liz Lev

Raphael vs Michelangelo Lesson 2

Discover the epic battle between these two "Titans"

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• By Liz Lev

Raphael vs Michelangelo Lesson 3

Discover the epic battle between these two "Titans"

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• By Liz Lev

The Shadows Behind Caravaggio

Includes all 3 lessons of The Shadows Behind Caravaggio

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• By Sara Magister

St. Peter's Basilica - Baroque period

Includes all 3 lessons St. Peter's Basilica - Baroque period

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• By Francesca Barberini

Michelangelo vs Raphael: The Sparring Masters

Includes all 3 lessons on the epic rivalry between Raphael and Michelangelo

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• By Liz Lev

The Tiber River

Includes all 3 lessons on the Tiber River: Its Island, its bridges, its origins

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

The Tiber River - Lesson 1

The Origins of Rome

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

"Bernini and Baroque CGI"

Past Live Lecture July 15th 2020

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• By Francesca Barberini

The Tiber River - Lesson 2

The Bridges of Rome

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

The Tiber River - Lesson 3

The Origins of the Tiber Island

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

"Bread and Circuses: Bringing the Colosseum to life "

Past Live Lecture July 22nd 2020

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• By Richard Bowen

"Caravaggio’s Fashion & Fabrics"

Past Live Lecture July 29th 2020

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• By Sara Magister

"Palatine hill, where it all began, from Romulus to Mussolini"

Past Live Lecture August 5th 2020

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• By Livia Galante

FAQ on WWII

Includes all 3 lessons- Everything you wanted to know about WWII in Italy

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• By Richard Bowen

"Where do the Spanish Steps Lead to?"

Past Live Lecture August 12th 2020

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

"Black Art Matters. Edmonia Lewis, the first African/Native American Female Sculptor"

Past Live Lecture September 2nd 2020

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• By Liz Lev

"Bernini and Borromini: The Duel that Shaped the Baroque"

Live Lecture November 15th at 2pm ET

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• By Francesca Barberini

"Cosmetics, Conspiracies and Commerce: A Day in the Thermal Baths of Ancient Rome"

Web lecture on September 16th

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• By Livia Galante

"Life in the Fast Lane: Speed and Danger at Circus Maximus"

Passed Web Lecture September 23/09/2020

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• By Richard Bowen

"Flower Power: Fruit, Flora and Flies as Artistic Symbols"

Past Web Lecture on September 30th 2020

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• By Sara Magister

God, Myths & Legends of Ostia Antica

Discover the temples, rituals, churches and synagogues of the small port town of Ostia Antica.

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• By Livia Galante

"Domus Aurea: The Golden House of Rome"

Web Lecture October 7th

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• By Livia Galante

"Rome's Aquatic Soundtrack: the Art and Engineering Behind the Trevi Fountain"

Past Web Lecture October 14th 2020

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

"The Tomb of St Peter - Where it all began"

Past Web Lecture October 21

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• By Gregory DiPippo

"Through the Eye of the Pantheon"

Web Lecture May 5th 2021

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• By Antje Wolf

"All About the Apocalypse - Michelangelo's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel"

Past Web Lecture on November 4th

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• By Liz Lev

"Pope on the run: republics, redshirts, Risorgimento & Rome....or death!"

Past Live Lecture November 11th

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• By Richard Bowen

"The Renaissance and the Caput Mundi: The Capitoline Museums"

Past Live Lecture November 18th

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• By Livia Galante

"The Mega-Temples of Ancient Rome"

Past Live Lecture November 25th

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• By Darius Arya

"Roman Holiday: Take a Vespa through Rome"

Past Web Lecture December 2nd

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• By Sara Magister

"Aqua Felix: Rome's Happy Water"

Past Web Lecture December 9th

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

Caravaggio's Conversions

Discover Caravaggio's point of view, which puts you on stage

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• By Sara Magister

"Torques to Tiaras: the amazing history of jewels in Rome"

Past Web Lecture Dec 16th 2020

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• By Francesca Barberini

How the Magi gave us Western Art: No Epiphany, No Sistine Chapel

Live Lesson January 6 2020

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• By Liz Lev

What Did Jesus Look Like? The Faces of Christ in Art and Relics.

Live Lecture January 11th at 12pm ET

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• By Liz Lev

Let's Have Fun! Places of Spectacle in Ancient Rome.

Live Lecture January 13th at 3pm ET

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• By Livia Galante

"The March on Rome: The Rise of Italian Fascism"

Past Live Lecture on January 20th 2021

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• By Richard Bowen

"What's Not to Love About Mary? Rome's Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"

Live Lecture January 25 at 12pm ET

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• By Gregory DiPippo

"From Torques to Tiaras part II: The jewel “mania” in Rome during the Victorian age."

Past Live Lecture January 27th 2021

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• By Francesca Barberini

Rome's Grandest Palaces - Lifestyle, Art & History of Italian Princes

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• By Francesca Barberini

"The Never Ending Story! - The Intriguing Origins of the Vatican Museums"

Past Live Lecture February 3d at 3pm ET

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• By Sara Magister

"Were there Martyrs in the Colosseum? Context and Confusion Regarding Early Christian Persecution"

Live Lecture Monday February 8th at 12pm ET

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• By Liz Lev

"Ageless Females in the Eternal City: Women in the Old Testament"

Live Lecture February 10 at 3pm ET

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• By Antje Wolf

"Splashes and Torrents of Water on the Right Bank of the Tiber - The Acqua Paola"

Live Lecture February 17 at 3pm ET

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• By Ludovica Schmidt

"Who Died and Made you Pope? Peter, the Pope and all that Pomp"

Live Lecture February 22 at 12pm ET

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• By Gregory DiPippo