The Long Road to Success - Giulio Romano between Rome and Mantua

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What you will study

The Long Road to Success - Giulio Romano between Rome and Mantua course offered by The Courtauld Institute of Art shall follow Giulio from his apprenticeship in Rome with Raphael, who loved him dearly, to his years at the court of Mantua, where he established a strong relationship with Federico Gonzaga, the young duke of the city and a refined art lover. Giulio’s inventive creations for the Gonzaga court ranged from plans for grand villas to designs for silverware and were highly admired by both fellow artists, who would steal them, and European rulers, who would compete with each other to secure one of his works for their collection. Tellingly, Giulio is also the only Renaissance Italian artist mentioned by Shakespeare, who praised him in The Winter’s Tale, proof of his Europe-wide and enduring reputation.