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The Aristocratic Families That Shaped Rome: A Four-Part Course with Cecilia Martini
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Cecilia is an art historian and a native Roman with a Master's degree in Medieval and Renaissance art from the Sapienza University of Rome. Although her specialty is painting and decorative arts, she has a broad knowledge of the history of Rome and a personal passion for ancient history, which she shares on many antiquity-themed itineraries. Cecilia has worked actively in the past as a lecturer, teacher, and curator of exhibitions. She had been a staff member of the didactive service of the Vatican Museums, the Galleria Doria Pamphili and the Galleria Colonna where she still frequently consults. As a licensed guide for Rome and Florence and with a specialized teaching degree, she has more than 20 years of experience in leading highly-qualified tours.
This is a four-part series held weekly and hosted on Zoom. Please check the schedule for the specific dates and times for each lecture.
Your link to enter the Zoom room will be the same for all sessions. It will be sent to the email address used to place your order 30 minutes prior to each lecture's start time.
Though the course is open to participants with no background on this topic, there are suggested readings for further investigation. These will be provided at the course's conclusion.
Each lecture is 90 minutes long with time for Q&A.
The course is $140 USD for four lectures.
Yes. All registered participants will be sent a recording link within 48 hours of each session's conclusion.
Are there additional seminars, courses, and in-person experiences being led on the topic of Italian History?
Yes! Context Experts will be leading several virtual experiences in the coming weeks. Details are available here.
Our Context Tours of Italy are available to explore here.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
This four part series with Dr. Martini was excellent. The presentation, artworks, history, architecture and cultural aspects were very clear and enjoyable to watch. Dr. Martini is a great expert on all things Rome and it showed in this course.
The final episode of this series continues with abundant illustration and rich contextualization of works of architecture and art, organized around family structure, politics and patronage. The presenter, Cecelia Martini, has a deep knowledge of the subject, and great facility in aligning the many parts and making connections across subjects.
I've been to the places highlighted in this class but never knew about the families that created these art collections and buildings. A fascinating course combining art, social and political history. Cecilia Martini is an immensely knowledgeable lecturer and fascinating to listen to.
Ms. Martini brought ancient Rome to life! Grazie mille!
As with the previous two sessions of this series, it was informative and richly illustrated. The web of political, social, and religious history adds considerable depth of understanding to the works of art. And... who can resist Bernini's dynamic sculpture that seem to burst the limits of a block of stone!