Italy: San Gemini Preservation Studies Intersession with WVU
- Italy
- Florence
About Program
Travel to three major Italian cities – Medieval Siena, Renaissance Florence, and Imperial Rome – and learn more about their urban scheme, art, and architecture within their historical, socio-economical, and religious context. This summer program will take you to specific monuments that represent the city's unique features for a deeper study of Italian art.
You’ll also take a trip to major laboratories and restoration sites to experience a closer approach towards major works of art under restoration through their restorers and conservators.
You’ll be able to visit the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence to see works by Fra Angelico (the Palla di San Marco), Raphael (Portrait of Pope Leo X), and Ghiberti (the Florentine Baptistry bronze doors), and the sculpture restoration laboratories of the Vatican Museum.
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Program Highlights
- Visit Medieval Siena, Renaissance Florence, and Imperial and Baroque Rome.
- Visit major laboratories and sites of restoration in each city to provide the unique experience of coming in to contact with major works of art under restoration and with their restorers and conservators.
- Earn credits towards your degree
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Location
Gelato festival is April should be enough to get your attention, but this won't be the only thing that keeps you coming back for more. Florence sits in the Tuscany region and is regarded for its artistic history and worldly views.
