Sculpt to Florentine Pet

About this tour

Get your hands into clay whilst studying how Renaissance artists portrayed animals. Over two hours in Florence, you'll work alongside a live animal model, learning observation techniques used by Old Masters before sculpting your own piece. This hands-on workshop bridges art history and tactile creation, letting you understand Renaissance animal studies from the inside out rather than behind gallery glass.

Highlights

• Model clay with a live animal posing in the studio
• Learn Renaissance techniques for capturing animal anatomy
• Create your own sculptural work to take away
• Study how Old Masters approached animal subjects
• Small group setting with direct instruction
• All materials and tools provided

What to expect

You'll start by examining how Renaissance painters and sculptors depicted animals—their proportions, postures, movement. Then comes the practical bit: working with clay whilst observing your live model, applying those historical methods to your own hands. An instructor guides you through basic sculpting, showing how to translate what you see into form. Don't expect a polished artwork; expect to understand why artists spent hours studying animals and how their sketches translated into finished pieces.

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