Palazzo Rucellai

Leon Battista Alberti, Renaissance humanist, scholar and architect, designed the Palazzo Rucellai in the 15th century. Palazzo, located on the splendid via della Bina Nuova in the heart of the city, is one of the oldest and most prestigious historical residences in Florence and holds an important place in the city’s patrimony. It has been home to the Rucellai for over 500 years and the family continues to occupy portions of the building.

Academic Program

Students need to register for ADG S214A Illustration: Italian Journal; Drawing and Painting on Paper in Florence or ADG 500A Graphic Design Directed Study.

Prerequisites

Completion of the Foundation Program or its equivalent and the submission of a portfolio of work for acceptance; reviewed by the faculty.

Course Description

This course introduces the skills necessary for meeting clients’ illustration needs in a variety of media appropriate to context. Florence, Italy and its environs will serve as the subject matter and catalyst in developing the ability to draw objects, ie. architecture, people, and landscape while advancing a personal style. Study will begin in the studio at the Palazzo Rucellai, exploring basic illustration styles, methods, and techniques, and various book binding processes, resulting in the creation of a sketch book/watercolor journal. The remaining weeks will be spent primarily on site throughout Florence and the surrounding countryside of Tuscany completing visual research, drawing, watercoloring en-plein-aire, collaging, and enhancing illustration include visits to Florence’s world-renown art museums, churches, sculpture gardens, and local mountain towns as well as a field trip to Venice. Weekly critiques will occur in the studio and/or on various locations.

For more information

Wallace Marosek
Tel: 617-994-4266
Email: wmarosek@suffolk.edu

Laura Golly
Associate Professor, NESAD
Tel: 617-994-4267
Email: lgolly@suffolk.edu