The Annunciation
Lessons of the Florentine
Masters
“The
Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
And
she was conceived by the Holy Ghost”
The City of Florence
is rich in the variety of those works based on The Annunciation the
announcement to the Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of God and the
announcement to all human kind that unto us a Savior shall be given! The School of Sacred Art
in Florence , Italy
Presented as a series of studio classes in disegno, students will work from life models using a variety of
poses to assure each student of vast range of compositional choices. Through
studio workshops, site visits to witness works of the Annunciation in situ, as
well as scriptural readings and meditations, participants will gain first hand
knowledge and practice by experiencing these works within the liturgical
context for which they were and are designed and, in particular, how they
continue to speak to us of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary and of
the Incarnation of Christ.
Our studies will include:
1. Fra Angekico Da Vinci
2. Botticelli / Ghirladaio
3. Ghiberti / The North Doors
4. Donatello /Santa Croce /
5. Leonardo da Vinci / The Tuscan Landsacpe
6. Simone Martini / Actual and Implied Light
7. Verrocchio
/ Or San Michele / Paneggio
/Drapegio
8. Donatello / Pazzi Chapel / Relievo: Acual and
Implied Space
9. Luca della Robbia /Signs and Synbols of the
Annunciation
10. Andrea del Sarto / Pontormo / Cangiante
For eurther information please call or write
Anthony Visco at: viscosacredarts@gmail.com
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1 comment:
Mr. Visco:
Do you offer classes?
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