We
learn from our predecessors. In fact, during the most glorious centuries
of Italian art the Master Artists used to keep "workshops."
The term, "workshops" referred to a group headed by the
''Maestro" who taught his pupils the essence of true art according
to the Maestro's conception of "true art.".
The
greatest talents of the Renaissance attended these "workshops"
where they learned technique and drew inspiration from their Maestro.
e.g. "Il Ghirlandaio's" workshop where Michelangelo
started to work and the studio of Piero di Cosimo who taught Andrea
del Sarto and the studio of Verrocchio where Botticelli, Leonardo
and Andrea del Sarto developed their genius.
The
"workshop" tradition is carried on today at Florence
Sculture d'Arte. Master Sculptor Giuseppe Armani guides a selected
team of talented sculptors. Under Maestro Armani's guidance and
support their talents have merged with his.