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#113 Ghirlandaio’s Frescos in Santa Trinità: A Conversation with Prof. William R. Cook
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
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Oct 212 min read


#112 The Poetry of Michelangelo, Between Word and Image: A Conversation with Sarah Rolfe Prodan
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
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Oct 212 min read


#111 Living With Design: A Conversation with Roger Thomas
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
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Oct 212 min read


#110 Monet and Japan: The Bridge at Giverny, A Conversation with Ross King
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
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Oct 212 min read


#109 From the Water Lily Pond to the Lagoon, Monet's Venice Paintings in Context: A Conversation with Curator Lisa Small
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
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Oct 212 min read


#108 Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection, A Conversation with Curator Rachel Zebro
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
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Oct 71 min read


#107 The Treasures of Tutankhamun at The Grand Egyptian Museum: A Conversation with Mark Maher
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...
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Oct 41 min read


#106 How Much Did Michelangelo Borrow from Classical Greece? A Conversation with Kim Hoffnagle
Saturday, October 4th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York It may be surprising to some that...
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Sep 201 min read


#105 Sofonisba’s Chess Game: A Conversation with Howard Burton
Saturday, September 20th Live on Zoom 6pm London, 7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York The Chess Game, which is Italian artist...
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Sep 61 min read
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