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Intensive three-week course in art conservation

May 30 - June 19, 2009

Sistine Chapel
Still haven’t done your science requirement? Do it this summer in Rome, at a special intensive 3-week program at Trinity's Rome Campus!

An engaging introduction to art conservation in the heart of Ancient, Renaissance, and Baroque civilizations, with a focus on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes. The course will feature visits to museums, monuments, and conservation laboratories.

Science in Art (CHEM 150)

This course will focus on topics of interest to artists from the perspective of our scientific understanding of the materials comprising their work. Emphasis will be placed on the need for conservation and preservation of art objects, in particular fresco and easel paintings, ceramic and metallic sculpture, jewelry, and cloth. Dating techniques will be covered as they assist with provenance and authentication studies. Topics of special interest to particular students may be presented, as well as a discussion of several masters whose interest in art and science overlap to a considerable degree.

Note: In order to prepare students optimally for the fieldwork opportunities in Rome, Professor DePhillips will give four pre-departure lectures in April—dates and times to be announced. Trinity students who plan to take the course in Rome are required to attend the lectures. Students from other colleges will be required to view digital clips of the lectures and other preparatory materials online at the course Web site. All students must complete short assignments from these materials before departure. Satisfactory completion of all assignments is a prerequisite for attendance in Rome.

This course satisfies the Distribution Requirement in Natural Sciences at Trinity.

Enrollment is limited to 14 students.
(1 course credit = 3 semester hours)

Prof. Henry DePhillips
Recipient of the Brownell Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Comprehensive Fee: $2,950
The fee includes: The fee does not include travel to and from the program.

Admissions. Any college or university student in good standing is eligible. Applicants must submit an official transcript of their undergraduate record. Admissions are on a rolling basis. The number of places is 14. Application deadline: March 15, 2009.

Click the links below to download the summmer application forms:

summer application and agreement forms PDF

faculty recommendation form PDF

Payment schedule. A $50 processing fee is required with the application. A $500 nonrefundable deposit is required upon acceptance of admission to the program. The balance of the comprehensive fee is due by May 1, 2009.

For further information, contact:
tcrc@trincoll.edu
(860) 297-2005