Skip Pompeii, go to Herculaneum
August 27, 2010 – 10:50 am | View Comments

I was searching through some photos from field trips that I led for UGA in 2008 in a bout of nostalgia brought on by an upcoming visit from my friends Roy and Terry who were …

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San Marco Convent (museum of)
August 10, 2008 – 9:59 am | View Comments
San Marco Convent (museum of)

The Dominican Observant convent of San Marco was built starting 1436 and frescoed almost in its entirety by Fra Angelico from 1440-50 (approx.). It is a marvel of the effective use of painting in functional, …

Florence Duomo history and function: free podcast!
January 1, 2008 – 9:00 am | View Comments
Florence Duomo history and function: free podcast!

This podcast (9 minutes long) takes you on a tour of Piazza Duomo in Florence, Italy. We talk about the mix of religious and civic buildings in this space, looking at the Baptistery, Duomo, Misericordia, …

Podcast: Convent of San Marco in Florence
September 10, 2007 – 10:02 am | View Comments

The following is a free podcast that leads you through the conventual spaces of San Marco in Florence, with paintings by Fra Angelico (1450s-60).
 

Uffizi guide podcast: International Gothic (3)
August 14, 2007 – 12:00 pm | View Comments
Uffizi guide podcast: International Gothic (3)

This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the third part with a presentation of the …

Uffizi guide podcast: Giotto room (2)
August 7, 2007 – 11:45 am | View Comments
Uffizi guide podcast: Giotto room (2)

This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the Second Part with a discussion of the …

Uffizi guide podcast: Introduction
August 1, 2007 – 11:21 am | View Comments

This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the First Part with an introduction to the …

Piazza Signoria podcast
July 1, 2007 – 12:05 pm | View Comments
Piazza Signoria podcast

This piazza is the political heart of Florence, and also an important location for public sculpture. With this podcast you’ll learn what the piazza looked like around 1290 and how it evolved right through the …

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