An Art History Course Covering The Painting and Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance

Join me as I delve into my first ever "Art History" course.

So, why am I focusing on art history for this course? Because I think it can help me, and you, enjoy art from a period I (and many TTA fans) have often not been captivated by. But this will not be a typical art history course.

In many ways this will feel like familiar TTA: reading and personally connecting to art will be the foundation. Then, we will add the element of getting to know each individual artists' spirit. Finally, the added, "art history" element will be to answer this question: "What would it be like to experience the art of Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Raphael as if we were living in their time?"

In this course, we will be trying to grasp not only the spirit of each artist, but the spirit of the culture that made it possible for these artists to thrive. We will be getting to know famous and not-so-famous artists and artworks. And we'll be trying to deeply answer the question: how would the new, great artworks have astonished and inspired you were you living during the Renaissance?

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• The course will run from the end of Oct. '25 through the start of Feb. '26
• There are two Sections to choose from: Tuesdays or Sundays
• Tuesday Section is at 9pm EST/6pm PST
• Sunday Section is at 11am EST/8am PST
• The first class will be on 10/21 (Tuesday Section) and 10/26 (Sunday Section)
• There is a max of about 12 students per section (and a minimum of 6)
• There is a discount for Students and Young Adults
• There is also an Early Bird Discount for everyone until Oct. 5th

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Register in two steps:

I. Make a payment below with the PayPal button

II. Email me at luctravers@gmail.com with your preferred section: Tuesday or Sunday

If you have any questions or would like to pay in installments please email me at luctravers@gmail.com

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There are two dates for each class. One is for the Tuesday Section and Sunday Section. Please note the dates carefully.

(Tuesday classes are at 9pm ET/6pm PT and Sunday classes are at 11am ET/8am PT)

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I. Introduction – The Medieval World and the Proto-Renaissance

   Tuesday - 10/21; Sunday - 10/26

II. Giotto – The Godfather of Storytelling

    Tuesday - 10/28; Sunday - 11/2

III. Donatello and Antonello di Messina – Humanizing Saints

    Tuesday - 11/4; Sunday - 11/16

IV. Piero della Francesca and Andrea Mantegna – Religion in a Rational World

    Tuesday - 11/11; Sunday - 11/23

V. Botticelli and Fillipo Lippi – Painting Poetry

    Tuesday - 11/18; Sunday - 11/30

VI. Leonardo – Science and Psychology

    Tuesday - 12/2; Sunday - 12/7

VII. Michelangelo – Part I: The Heroic Struggle

    Tuesday - 12/9; Sunday - 12/14

VIII. Raphael – The Apotheosis of Beauty and Mind

    Tuesday - 12/16; Sunday - 1/4

IX. Titian – A Sensual World

    Tuesday - 1/6; Sunday - 1/11

X. Tintoretto - Dramatic Flair

    Tuesday - 1/13; Sunday - 1/18

XI. Michelangelo – Part II: Self-Reflection

   Tuesday - 1/20; Sunday - 1/25

XII. Conclusion  – The Renaissance Spirit

   Tuesday - 1/27; Sunday - 2/1

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More information:

• Each class will last 90 minutes and include Q&A
• Recordings for each class will be available
• This syllabus is a subject to change. (The dates are pretty much set, but there will likely be some tweaks in the topics and artists.)

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