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Course Description

Discover the remarkable story of Jona Ostiglio (c. 1638–1700), the first known Jewish painter in Italian—and European—art history. Born in the Florence ghetto, Ostiglio began painting in midlife and was admitted to the Accademia del Disegno before receiving commissions from the Medici family and Florence's elite. His extraordinary career was matched by a dramatic personal life, including a romance with a Christian widow and her mysterious rescue from a monastery. This course also explores Jewish artistic patronage, art collecting within the Florentine ghetto, and Ostiglio's little-known workshop, where he trained the Jewish painter David Isaia Tedesco.


 
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Section Title
ART AND IDENTITY: JONA OSTIGLIO, THE FIRST JEWISH PAINTER OF RENAISSANCE ITALY (REMOTE)
Type
Remote
Days
W
Time (Eastern Time Zone)
10:30AM to 12:00PM
Dates
Mar 24, 2027 to Mar 31, 2027
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
3.0
Location
  • Off Campus Locations
Delivery Options
Remote  
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee non-credit $50.00
Potential Discount(s)
Drop Request Deadline
Mar 17, 2027
Transfer Request Deadline
Mar 17, 2027
Instructors

Section Notes

This course is a part of the Jews of Italy special program
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