I am finally here at the Villa Rospigliosi in Pistoia, Italy for the fall term of the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts. I have waited almost two years for this session, already having spent two spring sessions on Paros, the home of the Center.
Italy is lovely. What can I say? The villa is a 16th century affair with lovely wooden ceilings, old fountains (some in disuse) and stone staircases. Lectures and classes are held in the rear garden, a deconsecrated chapel and in and around Tuscany in general. We travel to Pisa, Venice, Rome and of course Florence. The students are an energetic bunch with many questions and like I was at the beginning, not sure about where to go, what to do and who to speak to. There are quite a few painters and writers and, in a few minutes we will see how many wish to practice the craft of photography.
Art History after this meeting, then dinner and then Dante…
More to come…
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