Strange Renaissance
Sat painting course for all levels. Budapest
4 Saturdays, 10:00–13:00: 24 and 31 October, 7 and 14 November 2026
Discover the strange, mysterious and imaginative side of the Renaissance with grotesque faces and the dreamlike worlds. We will explore distorted faces, symbolic objects, fantastic creatures, and unexpected combinations of familiar things and create our own painting, inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Hieronymus Bosch, Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte, or Salvador Dalí...
Discover the strange, mysterious and imaginative side of the Renaissance with grotesque faces and the dreamlike worlds. We will explore distorted faces, symbolic objects, fantastic creatures, and unexpected combinations of familiar things and create our own painting, inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Hieronymus Bosch, Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte, or Salvador Dalí...
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Da Vinci
- Hieronymus Bosch
Saturday 1, 24 Oct
Strange Faces: Arcimboldo and Leonardo
We will begin with a lecture about the strange side of Renaissance art.
Looking at Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s portraits and Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque heads, we will explore how artists transform and exaggerate the human face. After an introduction, everyone will choose a drawing of an old Master to copy from.
Saturday 2
31 Oct — Inventing a Face
Leaves, flowers, masks, fruit, and curious objects will become our inspiration material. We will make sketches from real objects and explore vintage illustrations of everyday things.
to create a collage-like face assembled from unexpected elements. The resulting composition will serve as a sketch and starting point for our own painting.
Saturday 3, 7 Nov
Bosch and the Art of the Mysterious
We will explore the fantastic world of Hieronymus Bosch, looking at the creatures, symbols and bizarre combinations that populate his paintings. Using a collection of printed images, surreal objects, hands, figures and unusual details available in the studio, each participant will construct an original mysterious scene.
Saturday 4, 14 Nov
From the Renaissance to Surrealism
The strange and mysterious did not disappear with the Renaissance. Modern artists continued to explore enigmatic objects, distorted figures and dreamlike scenes.
We will look at the work of Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí, discovering how they used familiar objects in unfamiliar contexts to create visual puzzles.
In the final session, we will return to our own compositions, develop the ideas further and complete our paintings.
No previous art experience is required. This course is about curiosity, experimentation and discovering how ordinary objects and familiar images can become something unexpected.
Strange Faces: Arcimboldo and Leonardo
We will begin with a lecture about the strange side of Renaissance art.
Looking at Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s portraits and Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque heads, we will explore how artists transform and exaggerate the human face. After an introduction, everyone will choose a drawing of an old Master to copy from.
Saturday 2
31 Oct — Inventing a Face
Leaves, flowers, masks, fruit, and curious objects will become our inspiration material. We will make sketches from real objects and explore vintage illustrations of everyday things.
to create a collage-like face assembled from unexpected elements. The resulting composition will serve as a sketch and starting point for our own painting.
Saturday 3, 7 Nov
Bosch and the Art of the Mysterious
We will explore the fantastic world of Hieronymus Bosch, looking at the creatures, symbols and bizarre combinations that populate his paintings. Using a collection of printed images, surreal objects, hands, figures and unusual details available in the studio, each participant will construct an original mysterious scene.
Saturday 4, 14 Nov
From the Renaissance to Surrealism
The strange and mysterious did not disappear with the Renaissance. Modern artists continued to explore enigmatic objects, distorted figures and dreamlike scenes.
We will look at the work of Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí, discovering how they used familiar objects in unfamiliar contexts to create visual puzzles.
In the final session, we will return to our own compositions, develop the ideas further and complete our paintings.
No previous art experience is required. This course is about curiosity, experimentation and discovering how ordinary objects and familiar images can become something unexpected.
- Giuseppe Arcimboldo
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Joos de Momper
- Magritte
- De Chirico
- Dali
- Magritte
- De Chirico
- Dali
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Sunday drawing sessions with
a nude model
a nude model
Sunday drawing sessions with a nude model
On Sundays, we gather to study the human form through quick nude sketches. Each pose lasts from 2 to 12 minutes, helping to train your eye, refine your technique, and appreciate the beauty of every body. These sketches become not only a valuable artistic exercise but also an incredible resource for future painting projects.
Our models are contemporary dancers, actors, fashion models, and plus-size models. Their energy and presence make every session different — and genuinely inspiring.
We study anatomy, but we don't stop there. We experiment with technique, explore personal style, and make space for artistic freedom. This is also a meditative practice — one that sharpens the eye and quiets the mind.
1 November 2026
Sun 16:30-19:00
Model: Ewa
Sun 16:30-19:00
Model: Ewa
25 october 2026
Sun 16:30-19:00
Sun 16:30-19:00
Our artists have gone from their very first stroke to their first sale. We've helped participants exhibit and sell their work — through our own curated art markets and joint shows. You could be next.
Our collectors (work by Dasa Szatro)
Our collectors
Our collectors
Dr. Evelyn Levay, our participant
Devochkina Oksana, curator
Dasa Szanto and Sari Szanto, our participants
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