Italian High Renaissance Course at the British Institute
No era of artistic achievement is as renowned as the so-called ‘High’ Renaissance of the 16th century, and no country holds a higher place in that period than Italy.
The supreme works created by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael established a canon of beauty, a benchmark of ‘perfection’ that pervades Western culture to this day.
The iconic fame of Michelangelo’s David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling alone testify to the period’s enduring success.
This course explores the rise of this legendary style, the friendships and bitter rivalries that existed between these men, and the role of powerful, discerning patrons such as Pope Julius II.
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