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Secondary Comprehensive School“C.B. Cavour”
Marcianise CE
Multimedia Tool
for Active EducationAn exercise to test and strengthen knowledge
ART HISTORY
Prof. Bruno Saviani
…about the differences in works of art.
Let’s take a short trip through art and time to refresh your memory…
16th Century vs. 17th Century
Have a nice trip!
David
Michelangelo
Inactive
Relaxed Muscles
Firmness
Balance
Disproportionate Hand
David
Bernini
In Action
Tense Muscles
Movement
Expression
Proportion
Moses
Michelangelo
Perfection
Geometric Balance
Motionless
Human Expression
Strength and Firmness
St. Theresa in Ecstasy
Bernini
Elegance
Dynamic Balance
Upward s Movement
Mystical Expression
Lightness
Raffaello
La Madonna del Cardellino. [Madonna of the Goldfinch]
Contemplation
Diffuse Light
Ideal Woman
Figures Centered
Foreground and Background
Caravaggio
La Madonna dei Pellegrini. Madonna di Loreto
Humanity and Expressiveness
Light Only on Figures
Common Faces and Clothes
Figures on a Diagonal
Only Foreground
What periods do the following works of art belong to?
Now try to interpret art on your own…
GiorgioneThe Tempest1425/1427
Caravaggio Conversion of Saint Paul
1600/1601
MichelangeloDoni Tondo
CaravaggioDavid with the Head of Goliath
What about architecture?
Look carefully at the details in the following works and guess the period they belong to.
Concentrate. It’s easy!
Classical Order
Simple Geometric Shapes
Harmony Proportion
?Palladio
La Rotonda 1550
Variety of Decor with Stuccos and Sculptures
Curves Serpentine Effect
?BorrominiSan Carlino alle Quattro Fontane
1634
Well done!
Now your memory is going to put YOU to the test!
Are you ready???
True or False?
• The Baroque style is rich in decor and aims to invoke amazement and wonder
• Michelangelo left his last statues unfinished because he was tired.
• The first artists to use oil painting were the Aztecs
• The word “baroque” derives from the word “Bacchus”
• Leonardo da Vinci lived in the second half of the 17th century
• Raffaello Sanzio portrayed “The Last Supper”
• Rinascimento (Renaissance) is the rebirth of swallows in spring
True!
…now on to the other questions!
False!
…give the right answer!
False!
If you answered correctly, everything is clear to you.If not, what a mess you’re in!
False!
If you answered correctly, you are really smart!
Tell your friends the right answer and let’s move on!
False!
If you answered correctly, you are well prepared!
If you were wrong, well…, you have to study the lives of the artists!
False!
If you answered correctly you are really good! So, tell us something about Raffaello!
If you were wrong… pay more attention before answering!
False!
If you answered correctly you are super! Tell us how the Renaissance started.
If you are still wrong… no pizzeria tonight, you’ve got to hit the books!
The End
The game is finished but the challenge of time has just begun!
Get ready for a new trip and a new challenge!