The “rebirth” of the arts during the Renaissance period gave rise to sumptuous commissions by prosperous families such as the Medici family, emphasizing the importance of patronage in the arts. Archeological excavations of ancient Greece and Rome, financed by the wealthy merchants, greatly influenced the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque eras. As Italy became the cultural center of Europe and the cradle of the new ideas of humanism in the Renaissance, its wealthy families supported fine and decorative arts in the creation of opulent interiors.
Through lecture and slide illustration, explore the splendid art, magnificent architecture and luxurious decorative arts that graced Italian homes, houses of worship and public spaces. The lives of these wealthy patrons of the arts are also discussed within the social and political surroundings of the period.
We are pleased to have Eleanor return to ALL via Zoom from southern California.
Instructor: Eleanor Schrader
Eleanor Schrader has an MBA from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and has done graduate work in Fine and Decorative Arts at Sotheby’s in London and New York, and in Architectural History at USC.
As an architectural historian, she is an award-winning educator, a Professor Emerita of Art and Architectural History at Santa Monica College and lectures worldwide on the history of architecture, interiors and decorative arts, and leads art and architecture tours throughout the world. She has been named a Distinguished Instructor of design history at UCLA Extension.
