Michelangelo, Donatello, Cellini, Giambologna, and Verrocchio are some of the most important sculpture representatives in art history. Here in Florence you can see many of their famous sculptures like the David by Michelangelo, Perseo with the Jellyfish Head by Cellini, and The Paradise Doors by Ghiberti.
Studying and learning sculpture in Florence, Italy means personally working and studying with the legacy of the great artists of Italian sculpture.
L’Accademia d’Arte A’DA offers a classical course in which you will use sculpture and drawing to create sculptures using marble and clay just like the masters. The process starts with the selection of a subject, then learn how to convert a two-dimensional photo or drawing to a three-dimensional object.
The sculpture course allows students, beginners to advance, to create a sculpture choosing
from different techniques and media, including Clay modeling and Marble sculpture.
Depending on the student’s knowledge and course selection, the student can choose to
focus in a specific technique or diversify in more techniques.
CLAY MODELING (TERRACOTTA)
• Technology of materials
• Study of tools used for modeling
• Choice of subject and realization of preliminary drawing
• Modeling of clay, bas-relief and full-relief
• Carving technique
This course is not recommended for beginners, please register for this course
only if you have experience in Clay Modeling Sculpture.
MARBLE SCULPTURE
• Technology of the materials: various types or marble
• Study of sculpting tools
• Study of subject and realization of preliminary drawing
• Construction of the sculptureCarving technique
• Polishing and Cleaning
Basic course – 6 hours a week (avaiable only for clay modelling)
Semi-Intensive course – 10 hours a week
Intensive course – 20 hours a week4
