Inspired by Winston Churchill’s love of painting Italy, discover how artists have immortalised the captivating vistas of the Italian Peninsula in this two-session course.

Learn how the lakes and the Abruzzi mountains north of Rome, and the fearsome Dolomites, have been a constant attraction for painters from all over the world, who flocked to capture these matchless landscapes across the centuries. Trace the history of this tradition from the Italian landscape's beginning as mere backgrounds in Renaissance frescoes and in the work of Leonardo and Titian, to its emergence as a dominant subject in the work of visiting painters from the 17th to the 19th century. Finally, we'll explore how the Italian landscape was reimagined in the second half of the 19th century by the Macchiaioli, who painted directly in the open air using a fascinating free technique of patches, known as macchia.

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Joining Information and Format: This course will be taught through Zoom Webinar. Each course session duration is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor.  

Tickets are for all dates of this course. Ticketholders will be emailed the Zoom link, Webinar ID and Passcode 24 hours in advance of the first course session, which should be retained for accessing all sessions.   

Course Recording: This course will be recorded. Within 48 hours of each course session, ticket holders will be emailed a link to view the recording, which will be available for two weeks.