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ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - Arezzo
Although not as famous as Florence or Siena, the Tuscan city of Arezzo has just as much to offer. From the beautiful Romanesque architecture of Santa Maria della Pieve, to Piero della Francesca’s “Legend of the True Cross” fresco cycle, to Cimabue’s innovative “Crucifix,” to Giorgio Vasari’s house, to the many places seen in Roberto Benigni’s Academy award winning movie “La Vita è Bella” (“Life is Beautiful”), Arezzo is home to an abundance of history and beauty!
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Nicola Pisano’s “Siena Cathedral Pulpit”
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Carved in 1265, Nicola Pisano’s “Siena Cathedral Pulpit” is full of innovation and invention as he strived to modernize medieval sculpture by introducing drama, movement, naturalism and emotion! NOTES AND RESOURCES 1. DR. ROCKY'S ITALY TV: rockyruggiero.vhx.tv 2. UPCOMING EVENTS: rockyruggiero.com 3. ROCKY'S PODCAST | "REBUILDING THE RENAISSANCE" [available in all major podcast platforms] and r...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - The Church of Ognissanti
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Originally built in the 13th century, the church of the Ognissanti in Florence, Italy, was renovated in the 17th century in the Baroque style. It is home to masterpieces by Giotto, Ghirlandaio and Botticelli, as well as the tombs of Botticelli and the famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci. NOTES AND RESOURCES 1. DR. ROCKY'S ITALY TV: rockyruggiero.vhx.tv 2. UPCOMING EVENTS: rockyruggiero.com 3. ROCK...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - St. Francis and the Sanctuary of La Verna
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There is a palpable spiritual energy to remote La Verna, an isolated mountain hidden away in the Tuscan Apennines, and no wonder: it was here that St. Francis of Assisi allegedly received the stigmata in the summer of 1224. Part of the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi and covered in fir and beech tree forests, La Verna’s rich history and tranquil setting make it one of the most magnifi...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Milan - Michelangelo’s Last Sculpture “The Rondanini Pietà”
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On June 9, 1311, a monumental altarpiece known as the “Maestà” (c. 1308-11) was carried in solemn procession from the workshop of its artist, Duccio di Buoninsegna, to the high altar of the recently completed cathedral of Siena. Unprecedented in scale - it was once the largest Italian wooden altarpiece ever painted, measuring 4.68m x 4.99m, or 15’4″ x 16’4″- and in composition, the “Maestà” is ...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Duccio's "Maestà"
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On June 9, 1311, a monumental altarpiece known as the “Maestà” (c. 1308-11) was carried in solemn procession from the workshop of its artist, Duccio di Buoninsegna, to the high altar of the recently completed cathedral of Siena. Unprecedented in scale - it was once the largest Italian wooden altarpiece ever painted, measuring 4.68m x 4.99m, or 15’4″ x 16’4″- and in composition, the “Maestà” is ...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - The Turtle Fountain
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Designed by Jacopo della Porta at the end of the 16th century, the delightful Turtle Fountain in Rome, Italy, is a hidden gem located in the Jewish Ghetto area of the Eternal City. The water source of the fountain is the Acqua Vergine spring, which has been providing water to Rome for thousands of years. Originally consisting simply of 4 young nudes reaching up towards the basin, the later addi...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - Arezzo Christmas Market
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Every year, the medieval central piazza of Arezzo - Piazza Grande - hosts a Christmas market. Visitors can find seasonal and traditional specialties such as mulled wine, spit-roasted meats, various sweets, and my personal favorite - roasted chestnuts. Get into the holiday spirit in true Italian fashion! NOTES AND RESOURCES 1. DR. ROCKY'S ITALY TV: rockyruggiero.vhx.tv 2. UPCOMING EVENTS: rockyr...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - The Mercato Centrale
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Located in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Florence, Italy, the Central Market (“Mercato Centrale”) has been the city’s main food market for the last 140 years. The numerous vendors sell local Tuscan specialties such as meat, cheese, spices, produce, olive oil and wine. A Tuscan food court occupies the upper floor instead. NOTES AND RESOURCES 1. DR. ROCKY'S ITALY TV: rockyruggiero.vhx.tv 2. UPC...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - Michelangelo's Birthplace
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Caprese Michelangelo is the small village where Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. Located in the Valtiberina (High Tiber Valley) in the province of Arezzo, Caprese had its name officially changed to Caprese Michelangelo in 1913. Today, you can visit the house where Michelangelo was born, the church where he was baptized and a “gipsoteca” which contains plaster casts of the artist’s great ...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Roma - The Capitoline Museums
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Although not as famous as the Vatican Museums or Borghese Gallery, the Capitoline Museums in Rome, Italy, contain one of the world’s most important art collections. You can find works such as the “Capitoline She-Wolf,” the “Spinario,” the “Dying Gaul,” the “Equestrian Monument to Marcus Aurelius,” the enormous “Bust of Constantine,” and two paintings by Caravaggio - “The Fortune Teller” and “St...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - Montalcino
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Located about 25 miles south of Siena, Montalcino is best known for its production of one of the world’s greatest red wines - Brunello di Montalcino. But there is much more to this town, including a medieval fortress, a 13th- century Palace of the Priors, and beautiful piazzas. NOTES AND RESOURCES 1. DR. ROCKY'S ITALY TV: rockyruggiero.vhx.tv 2. UPCOMING EVENTS: rockyruggiero.com 3. ROCKY'S POD...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Milan - Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper
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Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” is one the world’s most famous works of art. Located on the north wall of the refectory of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, the “Last Supper” is considered the first work of the High Renaissance and marked a turning point in the history of art. Today, its precarious state of conservation limits the number of visitors permitted ...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Santa Maria della Scala
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Although currently a museum, Santa Maria della Scala was once a civic hospital dedicated to caring for the sick, abandoned children and the poor. But since Siena lies on Europe’s most important pilgrimage route, the Via Francigena, the hospital was also a vital stop for pilgrims looking for shelter, food, or medical attention. Founded in 898 CE by a cobbler, Santa Maria della Scala was one of E...
ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - The Certosa
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - The Certosa
ROCKY'S ITALY: Roma - Trajan's Column
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Roma - Trajan's Column
ROCKY'S ITALY: Bologna - The Great Door of San Petronio
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Bologna - The Great Door of San Petronio
ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Donatello's "Feast of Herod"
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Donatello's "Feast of Herod"
ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - The Arch of Titus
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - The Arch of Titus
ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - Hospital of the Innocents
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Florence - Hospital of the Innocents
ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - The Piccolomini Library
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - The Piccolomini Library
ROCKY'S ITALY: Volterra - Alabaster workshop
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Volterra - Alabaster workshop
ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Museum)
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena - Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Museum)
ROCKY'S ITALY: Milan - The Sforza Castle
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Milan - The Sforza Castle
ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - The Arch of Constantine
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - The Arch of Constantine
ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena Baptistry
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Siena Baptistry
ROCKY'S ITALY: Bologna - National Painting Gallery
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Bologna - National Painting Gallery
ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - Bagno Vignoni
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Tuscany - Bagno Vignoni
ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - Michelangelo's "Moses"
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Rome - Michelangelo's "Moses"
ROCKY'S ITALY: Milan - The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
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ROCKY'S ITALY: Milan - The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @YourPersonalBuddy
    @YourPersonalBuddy Годину тому

    very suggestive. really. but nobody knows what is suggests.

  • @NagoniNogina
    @NagoniNogina 7 годин тому

    ❤ Rocky

  • @ozzzzz4571
    @ozzzzz4571 День тому

    Milan is so ugly, you could go instead to Padova and Venice

  • @erieluliyandi7361
    @erieluliyandi7361 День тому

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  • @kelambuwiliki28
    @kelambuwiliki28 2 дні тому

    Woo..

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 6 днів тому

    I respect and love his work. I wonder why he’s not more of a household word.

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham 6 днів тому

    I'm glad you used the word "entertaining," I was just thinking of that idea when I saw the work.

  • @jacopodellaquercia54
    @jacopodellaquercia54 7 днів тому

    *Liked* Thank you, Dr. Rocky! I'm a former student of yours. (You led me and my classmates at Syracuse University in Florence on the tour of the Vatican and Rome in early 2005.) My wife has a request: would you please do a video on Pinturicchio's magnificent graffito floor at Siena Cathedral? (The last time we were in italy, I was amused over how some of the women in those panels resembled superheroines from '90s era Marvel Comics.) Grazie per tutti!

  • @ellysuwidah
    @ellysuwidah 7 днів тому

    Hello Mr Rocky R...Saya Hadir Dari Indonesia.waaoow Tempat Yang Bagus.Ukiran Yang Sangat Bagus

  • @Apriyanah2023
    @Apriyanah2023 9 днів тому

    77777t

  • @cocacowboy21
    @cocacowboy21 12 днів тому

    Repulsive soundtrack choice for the given scene.

  • @elenarosnick4222
    @elenarosnick4222 12 днів тому

    I agree, wish they were longer.

  • @sharonb1290
    @sharonb1290 13 днів тому

    I wish your videos were longer, about 10 minutes. I love the historical background

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham 13 днів тому

    Beautiful art work.

  • @Steve-Duh-Rino
    @Steve-Duh-Rino 13 днів тому

    Every where one turns in Italy there is beauty

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 13 днів тому

    Giotto never lets me down. I also love Ghirlandaio.

    • @leta3221
      @leta3221 13 днів тому

      I agree about both! Ghirlandaio’s Tornabuoni Chapel in Santa Maria Novella is one of my favorites in Florence.

  • @la_scrittice_vita
    @la_scrittice_vita 15 днів тому

    Those Della Robias, come bella.

  • @robertgrant9175
    @robertgrant9175 17 днів тому

    utterly inappropriate soundtrack, really, who'se idea was that?

  • @m.aldi89
    @m.aldi89 17 днів тому

    Boleh

  • @mARTin4ARTsake
    @mARTin4ARTsake 19 днів тому

    ua-cam.com/video/LX3gLAM47J4/v-deo.html

  • @sharonseesink6163
    @sharonseesink6163 19 днів тому

    Most beautiful building and art collection. Stunning

  • @ChristinaDiCali
    @ChristinaDiCali 19 днів тому

    My favorite Saint of all, and the Patron of Animals 🕊

  • @entonguju267
    @entonguju267 19 днів тому

    Negara yg pernah bakar kitab alkuran tungu tuhan ksih musibah kbakaran deperti us

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham 20 днів тому

    I'll try to visit.

  • @Ronald-h8i9n
    @Ronald-h8i9n 21 день тому

    Great vid man. You did it again, exceeding all excoectations

  • @22Jeffreyb
    @22Jeffreyb 22 дні тому

    I love Florence, we travel there every year. By the way, we have a mutual friend. Mario from L’Osteria in Knightsville.

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 24 дні тому

    The statues seem reflective and he knew he’s run out of time.

  • @YulAnita-jo1gr
    @YulAnita-jo1gr 26 днів тому

    Slmt pagi waktu Indonesia salam ku. Suatu saat nanti Aku Akan mengunjungi itali yg begitu indah bagiku semoga impian ku terwujud Amiin❤❤❤

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham 27 днів тому

    A moving analysis of the artist.

  • @anjuchhetri8133
    @anjuchhetri8133 28 днів тому

    The statues this ng was sus 😳😳💀💀💀☠️

  • @krishna_saadhu
    @krishna_saadhu Місяць тому

    Wow. Fortunately i saw your channel. I am a portrait artist from india. But currently i am working in kuwait. Angelo is one of my favourit arist. I want to see his birth place. Not only now i am apply for Europe coutry job

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham Місяць тому

    Interesting story of the piece. I'm curious what it originally looked like before it was disassembled.

    • @AD50697
      @AD50697 Місяць тому

      If you are interested, the art historian James Stubblebine has shown what the Maesta looked like in its intact, original state. You can buy (not expensive) or borrow the book "The World of Giotto" from the TimeLife series on great artists which contains a good pictorial reconstruction of the Maesta. On the chance that you might live anywhere near NYC; there is currently a show up at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art on late medieval/early Renaissance Siense painting which includes some panels by Duccio, Simone Martini and others.

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 Місяць тому

    They should have had their heads examined for doing what they did to this true masterpiece ! Or worse.

  • @Steve-Duh-Rino
    @Steve-Duh-Rino Місяць тому

    Such spectacular artwork!

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 Місяць тому

    Always appreciate your hard work and the interesting way you share it.

  • @fungalbob
    @fungalbob Місяць тому

    Jazz music?

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham Місяць тому

    Thank you for all the information.

  • @niakurnia5541
    @niakurnia5541 Місяць тому

    😍👍👍

  • @ChristinaDiCali
    @ChristinaDiCali Місяць тому

    What a cute fountain, with Leonardo 🐢Donatello🐢Raphael🐢Michaelangelo🐢

  • @rr7firefly
    @rr7firefly Місяць тому

    The sculptural facade of the cathedral is spectacularly well preserved. Nothing looks worn.

  • @ChristinaDiCali
    @ChristinaDiCali Місяць тому

    I love roasted chestnuts any time of the year 🌰🌰🌰

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham Місяць тому

    Buy yourself a nice scarf. Merry Christmas.

  • @Steve-Duh-Rino
    @Steve-Duh-Rino Місяць тому

    Nice! Merry Christmas!

  • @angelam5548
    @angelam5548 Місяць тому

    The 4 minutes and he dosent go towards the magnificent David?

  • @margiesusan5022
    @margiesusan5022 Місяць тому

    Very cool to see, grazie from Missouri USA 🇺🇸

  • @D.Luffy6635
    @D.Luffy6635 Місяць тому

    Ishi la ele

  • @thenataliejune
    @thenataliejune Місяць тому

    With heart shaped eyes? Why heart shaped eyes?

  • @jeanneamato8278
    @jeanneamato8278 Місяць тому

    Fruits and veg are what I’m after.

  • @paulgooderham
    @paulgooderham Місяць тому

    Organ meat is where I draw the line.

  • @Steve-Duh-Rino
    @Steve-Duh-Rino Місяць тому

    That food looks good! Getting to be lunchtime soon here on the East Coast so perfect timing