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Description - THE ADVANCED SEMINAR will take place in
the medieval borgo of Campriano near the Etruscan town of Murlo.
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Campriano is presently an
agricultural estate but has an ancient history. While there is conjecture concerning Etruscan origins, not
unlikely given the proximity of Murlo, there is architectural evidence
dating Benedictine activity at the site in the year 1000 A.D. Through
the centuries the estate was owned by some of the most famous families
of the Sienese aristocracy, in particular the Ardengheschi and Tolomei.
It has been in the family of the present owner Ranuccio Neri
since 1914 when his grandfather Dario Neri, a famous landscape painter,
bought it to live and work in. Neri
was best known for his paintings of the eroded hills of Siena, the
“Crete Senese”. His work was critically reviewed and appreciated by
his friend, the great art historian Bernard Berenson.
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There are several buildings on the
spectacular 600 acre estate hidden in the countryside not far from
Siena. The most important of which are the family villa and
perfectly restored Romanesque church.
The villa was built as a private country residence, not as a
tourist hotel and as such has the design of a large family house.
Bathrooms are near but not necessarily in bedrooms for example
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The Murlo workshop will offer experienced
painters the opportunity to work intensively without the disruption of
daily movements. Campriano
will serve as our base and given the beauty and topographical variety of
the estate most painting sessions will take place there.
This will enable participants to develop longer term and larger
scale works. An
introduction to the technique of indirect painting will be available to
interested oil painters. Apart
from this there will be no formal instruction.
Slide shows on issues relevant to landscape painting will be held
two evenings. Critiques
will be held daily.
Enrollment:
a maximum of 12 students will be accepted for this workshop
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