Saturday, December 13 th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York The pièce de résistance  of the artworks in the Santa Trinità church in Florence is without doubt one of the finest and most complete remaining Renaissance chapels – the Capella Sassetti,  and those frescoes (1486) are among Domenico Ghirlandaio's  finest work. The episodes of the life of St. Francis are embellished by contemporary Florentine settings and personalities.  The altarpi

Saturday, December 6th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York Revered as one of the greatest artists in history, Michelangelo Buonarroti lived an extraordinarily long and productive life in a period marked by peace and war, religious change, and political upheaval. In addition to his sculptures, paintings, drawings, architectural designs, and a vast and diverse collection of letters, personal notes, documents, and contracts, the artist left behi

Saturday, November 22nd Live on Zoom 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York Roger Thomas , an internationally influential interior designer, is the visionary behind iconic Las Vegas properties for Wynn Hotels and Resorts as well as the company’s emeritus Executive Vice President of Design and Development and Founder of The Roger Thomas Collection. Adding flourishes of beauty and opulence to interiors around the world, he has a beautiful home on the Grand Canal in Venic

Saturday, November 15th Live on Zoom 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York Ross King has made a career elucidating crucial episodes in the history of art and architecture. —Time Magazine Claude Monet’s paintings of his Japanese bridge are emblematic of his late style of Impressionist painting. They are also a reflection of the horticultural and artistic interests that he pursued for much of his life. This lecture by renowned historian and writer Ross King, will look at

Saturday, November 1st Live on Zoom 6pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York Claude Monet once claimed that Venice was “too beautiful to be painted,”  a challenge he embraced by creating an extraordinary sequence of works depicting the Italian city. Monet and Venice  at the Brooklyn Museum (October 11, 2025–February 1, 2026) is the first exhibition to focus on Monet’s luminous Venetian paintings—a radiant yet underexplored chapter in the artist’s late career—since their

Saturday, October 25 th Live on Zoom 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection  presents more than 30 examples of painting and sculpture drawn from the most important Florentine Baroque art collection outside of Italy, assembled over more than 40 years by Houston-based art collector and co-founder of the Medici Archive Project, Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl. This spectacular exhibition  features artworks by local Florentine artists and a

Saturday, October 18 th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York For the first time since their discovery in...

Saturday, October 4th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York It may be surprising to some that...

Saturday, September 20th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York The Chess Game, which is Italian artist...

Monday, August 4th and 11th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York (each session will be recorded & yours...

Saturday, June 28th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York I am delighted to welcome back to Paola's...

Saturday, May 17th Live on Zoom  10pm Italy, 1pm Los Angeles, 4pm New York (Sunday, May 18th in Australia, 8amMelbourne) In this lush,...

Saturday, April 26th Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York A renowned Michelangelo scholar, Rab Hatfield will explore...

Saturday, April 12th Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York 1742: the famous dome atop Saint Peter’s Basilica, designed...

Saturday, April 5th Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York The 100th edition of Studiolo, welcomes back the very first...

Saturday, March 22nd Live on Zoom 6pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York An account of Florence that stems from a love for the...

Saturday, March 15th Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York I am truly honored to welcome a very special guest, Frances...

Saturday, February 22nd Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York Even if the origins remained obscure, in the late Middle...

Saturday, February 1st Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 6pm London, 10am Los Angeles, 11am Phoenix, 1pm New York “Every time I paint a portrait I...

Saturday, January 25th Live on Zoom 7pm Italy, 10am Los Angeles, 11am Phoenix, 1pm New York There are no books that focus on the unique...