Studio Arts College International (SACI) is more than an opportunity to study abroad in the birthplace of the Renaissance: it’s an experience you will carry with you, in your career and throughout your life.
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), SACI offers a wide range of innovative, hands-on graduate and undergraduate programs in traditional and contemporary studio arts, design, conservation, art history, and Italian language and culture.
Surrounded by the great masterpieces of another age and a lively community of contemporary artists, studying at SACI is not only an opportunity to discover what came before you, but to be part of a vibrant culture that is overflowing with artistic life.
Begin a creative journey that will prepare you to succeed in the competitive art world. Many partial scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate study at SACI. We offer an easy online application process that you can use to submit and check on the status of your application.Fresco Painting
Undergraduate
ARTS(F)400 Fresco Painting3
Term: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
Prerequisites: None
The Fresco Painting course takes students on a journey through the history of mural painting techniques. Students learn how these techniques evolved over time—focusing in the end on pre- and post-Renaissance frescoes. Through theory and practice, students learn how to prepare the plaster, apply it to the wall, paint the fresco, and remove and transport it.
This class, which includes trips to Renaissance and modern frescoes in Florence, is of great value not only to studio art majors, but also to art history majors and persons interested in conservation.
(See syllabus below. An updated syllabus will be posted at the beginning of each term.)
Syllabus & Faculty
View a video by instructor Tiziano Lucchesi to get an inside look into the fresco classroom.
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