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With its eight World Heritage paleo-Christian monuments, its superb mosaics, and Dante’s final resting place, Ravenna is an art and history lover’s dream. Pictured are mosaics of the 5th century Galla Placidia monument, the earliest and best preserved of all mosaic monuments of the Byzantine period.
William H. Fredlund, the Director of the Institute, obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. He studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and completed a double Ph.D. in history and humanities at Stanford, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, the University of Florence, Stanford, and UCSC Extension.
