Tag: Ravenna

Mosaic, Part 2

29/07/2024

Our Courtauld Institute Art History summer school party is here in Ravenna, visiting eight jaw-dropping buildings from the 5th and 6th centuries on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Seven feature stunning mosaics. Plus some extra buildings and three museums. It’s going to be an intensive three days. Here we go… … More Mosaic, Part 2

Mosaic, Part 1

28/07/2024

Until a few weeks ago, my knowledge of the Dark Ages was not merely Dark, it was Blank. But then The Dark Ages burst into unbelievably brilliant sparkling gorgeous colour. Join me in Ravenna, on a Courtauld Institute Art History study tour. The course title: Ravenna: Capital of the Mosaic. … More Mosaic, Part 1