Journey through the visual culture and society of a selection of Italian cities by focussing on a range of artworks seen in the Wallace Collection and beyond. Looking at Florence, Rome and Urbino, our investigation will reveal the impact of each city’s unique artistic and architectural development, centred around the 15th to 17th centuries.

In republican Florence, we’ll learn how art offered a way for clients, led by the Medici family, to express cultural superiority. In Rome we’ll see how successive Popes used commissions to promote themselves and their family name – and in the city-state of Urbino, we’ll discover how art and architecture were powerful propaganda tools.

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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.