Lecture over a glass of wine: This is the Basics — An overview of all styles and movements in art

Understanding painting and art history in just 2.5 hours? Easy!

A crash course and historical fast-track through the currents and styles of world art — from the dawn of time to the present day — to finally answer all the essential questions about painting, sculpture, and today’s art world and market.

• Why are there so many styles, and how do artists reflect and transform their era?
• How does Baroque differ from Rococo, and do we still use styles of past centuries today?
• How does art help us study history, and how are painting trends evolving today?
• How much does art influence the modern world, and is it possible to recreate the Renaissance?

The lecture will be given by Pasha Rost — painter, illustrator, and graduate of the Florence Academy of Art, Faculty of Academic Painting.