Professor Timothy Joseph Allen, adjunct faculty in the Art History program and professional oil painter, led an international group of artists for a seven-day painting workshop at Castello di Potentino, a medieval castle in Tuscany. 聽Calling it a 鈥淩enaissance Retreat鈥�, Prof. Allen designed the experience to focus on painting from life鈥撯�搃n the studio from the model and outdoors in the countryside鈥撯�搘ith the goal of creating an oil portrait in a landscape, as exemplified in many a Renaissance portrait. 聽The experience also included daily farm-to-table meals, a cooking lesson with a Michelin-star chef, a demonstration on how to make pecorino and ricotta cheese, and tasting of world-class wines made by the owners of the castle.聽
For further information on Professor Allen's painting retreats:聽
Would you like to learn more about art, in the country that gave birth to the Renaissance?
Come to AUR! We have fully-accredited American bachelor鈥檚 degree programs in Art History and Fine Arts!
Featured courses this fall in Art History include:
- Arts of Renaissance and Baroque
- Venice in the Renaissance 鈥� with field trip to Venice!
- Van Gogh to Warhol
- Caravaggio