Art Courses in Florence, Italy

Accademia del Giglio, Florence:
Founded in 1995, Accademia del Giglio is a private Italian language and culture school based in Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy, approximately 3 hours north of Rome. Options include courses in Art History, Visual Arts, Drawing & Painting, Art Therapy, and more. Our classes are very small, and are held in a peaceful, quiet area in the city. At Accademia del Giglio, every effort is made to satisfy the student's needs and provide enjoyable lessons in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

Art & Culture Courses:
- Taught in Italian and English:

- Long-term Visual Art course
- Oil and Watercolour techniques
- Fine Arts Academy preparation
- Art Therapy courses
- One-Day Art programmes

Life Drawing Courses:
This course deals with visual understanding by direct observation of the human body and it includes the acquisition of basic notions of anatomy as well as the methodology used to draw bodies and faces.

The Fresco Workshop:
Fresco is one of the oldest painting techniques. It was invented by the Egyptians who later taught it to the Greeks. But it was only in the 14th century, thanks to the Italian painter Giotto, that the fresco technique gained more and more importance among the Fine Arts.

Drawing and Painting Techniques:
These are real Art Crash courses, meant for those who have little time to concentrate on one or more artistic techniques. Very small classes or individual lessons are held both in English and in Italian over the weekends. Students can take their courses either in our Art studio or in the squares and streets of Florence.
Art History Courses:
The Renaissance in Florence 
The Italian Garden & Tuscan Villas 
History of Italian Fashion 
One Day Art History classes

Spring / Summer Workshops:
We offer you workshops in sketchbook and landscape to (re)discover the poetry and the magic of Florence and its countryside; a classical portrait workshop to study the Master's secrets; a sanguine and other classical drawing techniques, watercolor and life-drawing workshops.

Winter Seminars:
Three intensive seminars in Life Drawing, Fresco, Portrait and Self-portrait are offered for the this winter. Besides, a combined Art Workshop on a semi-individual basis is available throughout the year.