Martha Wakeman Pastels

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Rome – Perugia – Florence – Rome Departure from the United States Day One, morning arrival in RomeMichelangelo’s Campidoglio at dusk, supper at Mario’s in Trastevere. Hotel Ponte Sisto Day Two, Michelangelo in RomeMorning discussion of Greek and Roman sculpture, Galleria Monte San Martino; Michelangelo’s Moses, San Pietro in Vincoli. Hotel Ponte Sisto Day Three, Medieval and Renaissance ThemesMorning departure by private coach for Perugia. Fontana Maggiore: Dante and the medieval summa. College del Cambio: Perugino’s classical and Christian virtues. Lunch at La Piazzetta restaurant. Afternoon departure for Florence. Supper at Pensione Bencistà, Fiesole (Florence) Day Four, From Dante’s Middle Ages to Michelangelo’s RenaissanceBaptistery: Mosaic ceiling: Dante and the Medieval worldview. Museo dell’ Opera del Duomo: “The Gates of Paradise,” Ghiberti’s panels from the Baptistery; Donatello’s prophets and Mary Magdalene; Michelangelo’s Pietà. Pensione Bencistà Day Five, Masaccio and the Birth of Renaissance paintingScenes from the Life of Peter, Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine. The Trinity, Church of Santa Maria Novella. Pensione Bencistà Day Six, From Donatello to MichelangeloBargello Museum: Donatello, St. George, David; Michelangelo, The Drunken Bacchus, Brutus Accademia: Michelangelo, David, Slaves, St. Matthew. Pensione Bencistà Day Seven, Michelangelo’s MelancholyMedici Tombs, Basilica of San Lorenzo. Palazzo Rucellai: lecture on Michelangelo. Pensione Bencistà Day Eight, The Vatican Museums: the Renaissance Synthesis of Classical Forms and Judeo-Christian BeliefsMorning departure by private coach for Rome. Afternoon, private tour of Vatican Museums: Belvedere Sculpture Court, Raphael’s Stanza della Segnatura, Sistine Chapel. Hotel Ponte Sisto Day Nine, Michelangelo and the Basilica di San PietroThe St. Peter’s Basilica and the Pietà. Arrivederci Michelangelo dinner, Hotel Ponte Sisto Day Ten, morning departure https://marthawakeman.com/index.php/artworks/permalink/summary_in_the_footsteps_of_michelangelo/