OLLI101592 - Virtual Tours: Artistic Treasures of 4 Great Capitals
Course Description
Virtual Tours: Artistic Treasures of 4 Great Capitals
Instructor: James Pagliaro
Day of Week: Tuesday
Dates: October 29 – November 19 (4 sessions)
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hybrid at Ambler
Join us as we explore the national artistic treasures of 4 great global capitals. We will start our journey by a deep dive into the "Golden Age of Dutch Art," via the grandest and most celebrated pieces in Amsterdam's most famous Museums. We will then proceed with a virtual tour of Venice, the capital of a Medieval seafaring power that inspired artists from Titian to Canaletto. From Venice, we will travel to France for a tour of the galleries and sumptuous collection of the Louvre Museum, representing the national masterpieces of France. For our last stop we will journey to Washington DC and tour the extensive and rich collection in our own National Gallery of Art, where we will experience the artistic treasure house of the United States.
Maximum: 30 In-person/100 Virtual
Instructor Bio: James Pagliaro has enjoyed a career as a noted and successful trial lawyer. At the same time, he has led a life rooted in understanding, sharing and teaching others about the arts. He has spent 20 years in Philadelphia as a Docent at the Philadelphia Museum of Art where he has chaired the Corporate Partners Board, and as a committee member of the PMA’s Curatorial Committees on European Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts. Since leaving the practice of law in 2018, James has attended Oxford University where he has pursued extensive post-graduate studies in art history. Recently, James has lectured at the Florida Gulf Coast University Academy on Art History topics. Above all, as a former trial lawyer, James is an accomplished storyteller, who weaves together the threads of history and art to engage and delight his audiences.
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