Pagan and Early Christian Florence

Wednesday 10th April 2024 at 15:00

This lecture will examine the major iconographic vocabulary of pagan and paleo-Christian art employed and revisited in medieval painting and sculpture in Florence, emphasizing the rich symbolism employed in religious narrative and devotional paintings of the 12th century.

 

Detail of Peacock floor mosaic (5th century CE)

Santa Reparata, Florence

 

 

If you are in Florence and would like to attend this session in person at the British Institute Library, please follow the link to Selected Sessions. To enrol on the full course, please follow the link to Full Enrolment. If you would like to attend this session online, please follow the link to Online Sessions.

 

If you are unable to access our online registration portal, any form or duration of enrolment may be requested by simply sending an email to bif@britishinstitute.it