Show overview
Rebuilding The Renaissance has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 396 episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 26 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Rocky Ruggiero.
From the publisher
This podcast will explore the development of the art, architecture, culture and history in Italy, from ancient Roman times through the Renaissance. Listeners will develop an understanding of Italy's role in the development of Western civilization and an ability to appreciate and understand works of art in their historical context.
Latest Episodes
View all 396 episodesEpisode 396 - Sicily - The Charming Town of Erice
Episode 395 - Sicily - The Archeological Park of Selinunte
Episode 394 - Sicily - Segesta
Episode 393 - Answers to Open Questions - XXIX
Episode 392 - Sicily - The Valley of the Temples
Episode 391 - Sicily - Agrigento
Episode 390 - Sicily - The Mosaics of Monreale Cathedral
Episode 389 - Sicily - Monreale Cathedral
Episode 388 - Palermo - The Church and Convent of Santa Caterina
Episode 387 - Palermo - The Fountain of Shame (Pretorian Fountain)
Episode 386 - Palermo - Quattro Canti
Episode 385 - Palermo - The Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (La Martorana)
Episode 384 - Palermo - The Palatine Chapel
Episode 383 - Sicily: Palermo and the Story of Santa Rosalia
Episode 382 - Sicily - Palermo Cathedral
Episode 381 - Palermo - 3,000 Years of History, Beauty, and Traditions
Episode 380 - The Soul of Sicily
Episode 379 - Answers to Open Questions Part XXVIII
Episode 378 - Florence: Palazzo Davanzati
Episode 377 - Florence - the Museum of Santa Maria Novella
The Museum of Santa Maria Novella is in the convent of the great Dominican complex of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy. It consists of a series of cloisters and spaces that house various artistic masterpieces including the frescoes of the Spanish Chapel, Paolo Uccello's "Stories of Noah, Abraham, and Jacob," and Suor Plautilla Nelli's (who was a Dominican nun and painter) once lost "Last Supper."