See Giotto with New Eyes: Virtual Tour into the Beginnings of the Renaissance
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Discovering Giotto: Dive into the Beginnings of the Renaissance with VR Glasses
This virtual tour takes you to the Uffizi in Florence and opens a fascinating gateway to Giotto di Bondone, a pioneer of modern European painting. On December 1, 2026, you will experience at the Wolf-Ferrari-Haus in Ottobrunn how Giotto's art changed the medieval understanding of images and new ideas about humanity, space, and reality emerged.
An Exploratory Experience Between Medieval and Renaissance
Giotto revolutionized painting around 1300 by no longer exclusively showing religious scenes against a detached gold background. His figures acquire expression, weight, and a palpable human presence. Gesture and facial expression convey intimacy, sorrow, movement, and inner involvement. The VR tour makes this art-historical development tangible and connects digital technology with sound art education.
Experience the Uffizi Virtually
With the VR glasses, there is immediate access to the artistic treasures of the Florentine Uffizi. The virtual tour leads into the world of Italian art history and shows why Giotto's engagement with nature, space, and the realistic depiction of humanity was so significant for the subsequent Renaissance. Architecture, composition, and historical contexts become a profound cultural enrichment.
Giotto's Importance for Art History
The focus is on the transition from a schematic, strongly symbolic visual language to a painting where people and their relationships become visible. Giotto's works reveal the first indications of spatial depth and perspective design. Thus, he prepared developments that later shaped Renaissance art in Florence and throughout Italy.
Competent Art Education in a Small Group
The tour is led by Dr. Karin Dohrmann. She studied Egyptology, art history, and classical archaeology in Munich and Göttingen and specializes as an art educator and tour guide in Italy. The limited group size of at least three and at most five people creates a focused atmosphere for questions, discussions, and individual observations.
Glasses wearers can usually wear their own glasses under the VR glasses. The event is supported by the Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture.
Conclusion: Seeing Art History Anew
The VR tour connects Florence, digital experiential education, and solid art-historical knowledge into an extraordinary city and cultural discovery without leaving Ottobrunn. Secure your spot and experience how Giotto redefined humanity, space, and painting.
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