Bad Boys of Italian Art: Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Modigliani

Michelangelo Buonarroti was only twenty six years old when he created his famous sculpture of David in Florence.

He went on to decorate the Sistine Chapel in Rome with paintings which continue to elicit awe and wonder today, but he was known throughout his life for his fiery temper.

Caravaggio was arrogant, rebellious and a murderer and his short life mirrored the drama and moving realism of his works. He created the superb Supper at Emmaus and the Conversion of St Paul on the Road to Damascus in the Cerasi Chapel in Rome amongst other great paintings.

A more recent artist, Amadeo Modigliani, produced original portraits and nudes characterized by elongated necks and bodies but he abused his own body through alcohol and drug addiction.

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THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Ms Elaine Hansen

Elaine Hansen has a Master’s degree in Education and taught for twenty-seven years. She now splits her year between Italy and Scotland. After taking early retirement she was free to pursue her passion, Art History, which she studied at the universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. She became a guide at Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow in 2009 and gives lectures to her fellow guides.

In Italy Elaine researches her Italian lectures and in Glasgow attends seminars relating to her areas of expertise in Scottish Art.

In 2018 she was made an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society and since then has been in demand for lectures delivered in the UK, in Europe and on cruises in both Italy and Scotland.

During the Covid 19 crisis she registered with the Arts Society as a Zoom lecturer so is now able to deliver lectures without limits – or indeed travelling expenses!

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