Dr. Rocky Ruggiero has been a professor of art and architectural history since 1999. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Arts degree from Syracuse University. He furthered his art historical studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he received a Ph.D. in Art History and Visual Culture.
He is the author of the book "Brunelleschi’s Basilica: The Building of Santo Spirito in Florence."
His podcast is called "Rebuilding the Renaissance"
He has appeared on NBC News, History Channel’s “Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World,” “Museum Secrets: the Uffizi Gallery,” and NatGeo/NOVA PBS' “Great Cathedral Mystery.” His documentaries “Florence: The Art of Magnificence,” and “Medici: The Art of Power” aired nationally on PBS.
Dr. Ruggiero offers online art history courses and educational webinars, as well as in-person lectures and cultural events.
In Italy, he offers travel programs throughout the country.
Rocky, my dear man, THANK YOU! What an extraordinary place! You are upending our travel itinerary but well worth it. We are both so thankful you shared this amazing place.
San Pietro in Vincoli is the reason I love Roma. We stayed in Monti, just around the corner, and one day on my morning walk I wandered into that church, not even realizing there was a Michelangelo sculpture there. When I visited, there may have been two or three other people in the church. I've gone back since then with my wife, again stayed in Monti, and again went to visit Moses. You never know what you're going to run into in Roma.
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I have to make a few comments. Caracci's style is Roman Mannerism, very much under the influence of (the by then dead) Michelangelo. Rocky correctly says that Caravaggio INTRODUCED Tenebrism to Rome, while there is a common misapprehension that Caravaggio invented it. He didn't. There are excellent tenebrist paintings that were made 120 years before Caravaggio was born, and he learned it from his teacher in Milan. What Caravaggio did use, uniquely for Rome, was the Northern use of mirror projections to get his realism.
The correct title of the Caponi alterpiece is The Deposition of Christ. Also in this church is the great Slaughter of the Maccabees by Antonio Ciseri. Your videos are excellent, by the way! Thanks!!!!
We live about 45mins from Volterra along the sea in Livorno. Was just there on Friday to visit a friend/alabaster artisan. It’s a beautiful city that can see for km’s while approaching.
The reason why Dante is not buried in Firenze is that he somehow offended the powers that be in Firenze and the banished him forever from the city. A century or so they realized the folly of their ways and petitioned Ravenna which gave him sanctuary to transfer the body to Firenze. They refused. On several occasions raiding parties were dispatched from Firenze but they had no success. The Franciscans in Ravenna resorted to various tricks to keep Dante’s remains hidden. In WWII the Franciscans in Ravenna also had to hide the remains from the Germans. His remains now rest in peace besides the church where they had been hidden in a beautiful mausoleum.
