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Whether or not you know your Monet from your Manet or your Surrealism from your Cubism, there’s nothing quite like delving into art history on holiday. Explore composition, inspiration and legacy on one of our tours designed to showcase a range of creative styles and the legends behind them. From the Dutch masters of the Netherlands to Caravaggio in Rome, and from the world of Piero della Francesca to the beloved French Impressionists, embark on an artistic journey led by passionate and insightful experts with us in 2021.
Delve into Art History on a new tour
August 10 2020
Caravaggio & his Followers
Join expert guide Kate Parkinson on this art-focused tour of Rome. You'll be treated to private visits to the Collezione Odescalchi and the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, there will be a visit to the Vatican museums including the Pinacoteca with Caravaggio's Deposition of Christ, and you'll tour the Galleria Borghese with its fabulous art collection.
Piero della Francesca & the Early Renaissance
The fantastic Dr Agata Chrzanowska will lead this new tour, which explores the influence exercised by della Francesca, as well as the work of his most famous contemporaries – Giotto, Masaccio and Fra Angelico – in order to grasp the enormous strides taken in the Italian Early Renaissance.
The Birth of French Impressionism
Head over to France in 2021 for an all-encompassing look at the Impressionism movement. Dr Agata Chrzanowska will lead this tour to Monet's House in Giverny, the Musée d'Orsay, the artists’ colony at Auvers-sur-Oise, and the Musée de Beaux-Arts de Rouen. This tour explores the birth of the movement through to the artists' acceptance.
An Introduction to Dutch Painters
On this tour, led by Dr Agata Chrzanowska, we are privileged to study some of the incredible paintings that were created in this wonderful country. From Rembrandt’s The Night Watch to Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, we get the opportunity to stand before some truly fantastic masterworks that are known and loved around the world.
Russia
This 13-day tour is led by Prof. Alexei Leporc and visits the State Tretyakov Gallery, one of the largest museums of the country housing over 100,000 works of fine Russian art. Elsewhere, you'll discover the vibrant capital of Moscow with its Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral, and grab a chance to walk halls of Catherine’s Palace at Tsarskoye Selo.
The Medici & the High Renaissance in Florence
Join Dr Agata Chrzanowska on this memorable Italian tour that focuses on the palazzi in the city of Florence as well as the UNESCO-listed villas on the outskirts in order to consider the art produced in this age of splendour and the patronage that allowed it to happen.
