Discover the history of art at your own pace.

Studiolo’s courses make art history accessible, engaging, and relevant to modern life. Through visual analysis and clear explanation, they are here to guide you through major movements and masterpieces and help you understand and discuss art with clarity and insight.

Fresco painting of The Last Supper with Jesus and twelve apostles sitting at a long table.
£79.00
One time

This course introduces the history of Western art through ten seminal artists who transformed how artworks are made and understood, tracing the development of painting from the Renaissance to modernity.

Three women in pink ballet costumes dancing and posing outdoors with a green leafy background, one girl in the background on the left wearing a blue dress.
£29.00
One time

A deep dive into Edgar Degas' oeuvre, main themes, and techniques. Explore his artistic beginnings, his early portraits of families and bourgeoises, and his later preoccupation with bathers and ballet dancers. Through this course, you will not only understand the work of one of art history's most influencial painters but draw key conclusions about 19th-century French art and Impressionism.

A classical painting of a regal man seated on a throne, surrounded by clouds and cherubs. A woman with a floral crown appears to crown him with a laurel wreath.
£39.00
One time

This course examines how the Medici used art to navigate power in Renaissance Florence, tracing the transformation of their patronage from republican modesty to princely authority through their most ambitious commissions.

Studiolo was founded on a simple premise: the Renaissance studiolo deserves to be revived. Once a private space where scholars, collectors, and patrons surrounded themselves with books, artworks, and rare objects, it is reimagined here as a digital platform for learning, curiosity, and intellectual discovery.

A woman with long dark hair resting her chin on her hand, leaning on a marble or stone bar, within an ornate interior with detailed crown molding and ceiling decorations.
The greatest gift my art history education gave me was the ability to look at a painting and understand it intuitively, without needing pages of academic explanation. Studiolo was created to share that way of looking — one that extends beyond art and changes how we see the world around us.
— Maya Stoilova

Whether you are encountering art history for the first time or returning to it with renewed curiosity, Studiolo allows you to explore it at your own pace — guided by your own eye.

Who should enter the Studiolo? The insatiably curious.

Whether you are a collector refining your eye, a student seeking knowledge, or simply someone drawn to the world of art, Studiolo offers a space for curiosity, close looking, and intellectual discovery.

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