Mantua: Magnificent City of Art with Dr. Susan Steer
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Mantua: Magnificent City of Art with Dr. Susan Steer

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Introducing the art and monuments of the exquisite Renaissance city of Mantua. Art historian Susan Steer explores the treasures of this magnificent city.
This exquisite Renaissance city is north Italy’s best-kept secret. Often overlooked by international visitors, tiny Mantua or Mantova is packed with treasures – the city boasts a vast ducal palace and castle complex, with grand staterooms and intimate private apartments, decorated with renowned frescoes by Andrea Mantegna, Pisanello, and other Renaissance artists; elsewhere we find architecture by the likes of Alberti, and a suburban pleasure-palace designed and decorated with sensational frescoes by Giulio Romano as a love-nest for lusty Duke Federico Gonzaga II.
Led by an expert on Italian Medieval and Renaissance art, Dr. Susan Steer, this interactive seminar introduces the city of Mantua, concentrating on its greatest glories, the art and monuments of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when the city reached its zenith under the reign of the Gonzaga dukes. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will not only increase their knowledge of Renaissance Italy, they will be sure to want to add Mantua to their itinerary on their next trip to Italy.
This conversation is part of a series with Dr. Susan Steer. Sessions can also be joined independently and in order.

Susan Steer PhD is an art historian specializing in Medieval and Renaissance Venice. Susan has an extensive teaching background, lecturing on Italian art for universities in the UK and in Italy. She has also worked as a paintings researcher at museums in the UK, and has published on Italian Renaissance and Baroque art in leading specialist journals. She has lived in Venice for over 20 years.

This conversation is suitable for all ages.

90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.

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Laurel (Edmonton, CA)
Very informative and entertaining

This was the second time I took this seminar. The first time was very informative and enjoyable but now I am planning to visit Mantua and I wanted to pay more attention to details about visiting the city in person. Dr. Steer provides plenty of those details along with her description of the artistic highlights. I am now in a great position to plan my visit to Mantua.

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C.G. (New York, US)

Dr . Steer was concise,, thorough and informative. I enjoyed all of her commentary . The videos were beautiful with thought out musical accompaniment.

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S.S. (Palo Alto, US)
Another outstanding talk by Susan Steer

Always a joy to listen to atalk by Dr. Steer, she is so well organized and interesting. Can’t wait to go to Mantua to be able to see everything she talked about

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Martina Devaney (Ashbourne, IE)
Excellent

Thank you that was a wonderful talk on Mantua, so informative. Has definitely been added to my list of "must sees".

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AC (Sydney, AU)
Glorious Mantua

This is a wonderful tour into one of the smaller Italian cities. Now I just have to visit.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 17 reviews
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Laurel (Edmonton, CA)
Very informative and entertaining

This was the second time I took this seminar. The first time was very informative and enjoyable but now I am planning to visit Mantua and I wanted to pay more attention to details about visiting the city in person. Dr. Steer provides plenty of those details along with her description of the artistic highlights. I am now in a great position to plan my visit to Mantua.

C
C.G. (New York, US)

Dr . Steer was concise,, thorough and informative. I enjoyed all of her commentary . The videos were beautiful with thought out musical accompaniment.

S
S.S. (Palo Alto, US)
Another outstanding talk by Susan Steer

Always a joy to listen to atalk by Dr. Steer, she is so well organized and interesting. Can’t wait to go to Mantua to be able to see everything she talked about

M
Martina Devaney (Ashbourne, IE)
Excellent

Thank you that was a wonderful talk on Mantua, so informative. Has definitely been added to my list of "must sees".

A
AC (Sydney, AU)
Glorious Mantua

This is a wonderful tour into one of the smaller Italian cities. Now I just have to visit.

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