Titian
Philip II (Filippo II), 1551
1. Come si chiama il pittore? (What is the name of the artist?)
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2. Qual e’ il nome del dipinto?( What is the name of the painting?)
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3. Cerchia le parole che descrivono Filippo II:
(Circle the words that best describe Philip II:)
timido – coraggioso – orgoglioso – potente – ricco – povero – grasso – magro – serio – vivace
Timid – courageous - proud - powerful - rich - poor - fat - skinny - serious - lively
4. Collega le parole: (Match the words with a line:)
i guanti
l’armatura
i collant
la spada
l’elmetto
helmet
stockings
sword
gloves
armour
Raphael (Raffaello)
Madonna of the Rose (Madonna delle Rose),1517
1.Come si chiamano i due bambini in braccio alla Madonna?
(What are the names of the two baby boys in the arms of the
Madonna?)
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2. Cerchia i colori che sono nel dipinto.
(Circle the colors that are in the painting.)
bianco – verde – rosso – rosa –viola – bianco – marrone – arancione - blu
3. Discuss in your group:
What do you think the baby-boys are holding? Why do you think the artist has drawn a
rose in the painting? Can you see how the artist has used the characters to connect to one
another with the idea of a pyramid or triangular shape? Point out this shape in the
painitng. Where are the different gazes the artist has used in this painting.
Jacopo Ligozzi
A chimera (La Chimera),1590-1610
1. Cerchia i tre animali che vedi nel dipinto:
(Circle the three animals that you see in the painting:)
cane – leone – capra – serpente – gatto – dragone – oppossum
Dog - lion - goat - serpent - cat - dragon - possum
2. Il dipinto ha i colori: Circle the group of colours you can see in the painting
1.giallo
2. marrone
3. marrone
4.viola
rosso
nero
nero
grigi
verde
oro
argento
nero
blu
bianco
oro
oro
Antonio Correggio
Do not touch me (Noli me tangere) ,
1525
Discuss:
1.Chi sono le persone del dipinto?( Who are the people in the
painting?)
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2 What is the focus in the painting? Comment on the landscape.
3. Note- le braccia (the arms) lo squardo ( the gaze) la roccia- the rock
Francesco Albani
The toilet of Venus (La toilette di Venere),
1635-40
1.Come si chiama la dea in questo dipinto?( What is the
name of the goddess in the painting?)
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Guido Reni
Saint Sebastian (San Sebastiano), 1615-20
1.What word in italian means martyr?
- mamma
- martire
- maledetto
2. Discuss: What do you notice the artist has done with light?
3. Discuss: How has the artist used light to paint this figure?
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Cupid spurning riches (Cupido disprezzando ricchezze),1654
1.What are some symbols that cupid has in this painting?
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2. What does it mean if we say we are “struck by cupid’s arrow”?
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* Choose your favourite painting of a Saint? _________________________________________
Valentine de Boulogne
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence( Il martirio di
San Lorenzo),1620
1. Who did San Lorenzo say were the church’s
treasures?
~ the children ~ homeless ~ princess ~ the educated ~
Jacopo Tintoretto(1519-94)
The abduction of Helen( Il rapimento di
Elena), 1578-79
1. Discuss what you think is happening in this scene.
Describe what is happening to Helen. How has the
artist shown tension, movement and activity in
the painting.
2. Can you identify who the different people are in this painting? Have a look at their
clothing.
3. Gli animali in questo dipinto sono:
gatti – cani – cavalli – elefanti – uccelli
cats - dogs - horses – elephants - birds
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Allegory of touch (Allegoria del tocco),1632
1.Quante faccie vedi in questo dipinto? (How many faces can
you see in this painting?)
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Jusepe de Ribera( 1591-1652)
Women gladiators fighting( Donne gladiatori
combattenti),1636
1.Where in Rome do you think these women gladiators
fought?
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Andrea di Lione (1610-1685)
Elephants in a circus (Gli elefanti in un
circo),1640
1. Discuss what is happening in this scene.
2. Where are the people from? What are the people
wearing and what are they holding in their hands?
Viviano Codazzi (1601-1670)
Perspectival view of a Roman
amphitheatre (Vista prospettica di un
anfiteatro romano),1638
1. Can you tell me any information you know
about the Colosseo?
2. How many animals can you see in the painting?
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Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)
Roman landscape at sunset( Paesaggio romano a
tramonto),1781-82
1. What time do you think it is in the painting?
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2. Discuss what is a landscape. In italian a landscape is
called il paesaggio.
3. Find other landscape paintings in this room. Name your
favorite one ___________________________________
1. Come si chiama questo dipinto?
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2. Come si chiama il pittore?
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1. Come si chiama il dipinto? (What is the name of the painitng?)
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2. Come si chiama il pittore? ( What is the artist’s name?)
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Annibale Carracci (1560-1609)
The Assumption of the Virgin (L’Assunzione della
Vergine), 1587
Discuss: What is happening to Mary?
Can you identify any other Biblical people in the painting?
Name the objects in the painting.
Carracci has used some different painting techniques in this
picture. Can you identify some of them?
Note what is in the background and the foreground. Look at
the different levels of space in the picture and how it has been
used. What figures are larger, smaller and overlap?
What is close and what is further away? What are the two
specific feast day names given to Mary in these religious
paintings?
Jacopo Amigoni
The singer Farinelli and friends
(Il cantante Farinelli e gli amici), 1750-1752
1. What do you think these people in this
portrait do?
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2.Name the objects they are holding?
These clues will help identify their jobs?
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Look closely at the these drawings done with pen and brown ink.
Have a look and identify the wash that is used over the painting and see if can see
whether the artist has used pen or chalk.
Luca Cambiasi
Hercules shooting his bow (Ercole tirando
il suo arco) 1544-50)
Giandomenico Tiepolo
Centaur with cherubs (Centaur con
putti) 1759–91
Have a look at the way these two artists have drawn figures of the body.
Notice the way Michelangelo was able to show muscular formation through the use of simple
lines.
What do these words mean in italian:
la testa – la spalla – il petto –il braccio - i capelli – gli occhi - il naso – la bocca
Michelangelo (Buonarroti)
Bartolomeo Passarotti
Italian 1475–1564
Italian 1529–1592
Study of a man’s right
Head of a figure (Testa di
shoulder, breast and upper
una figura) 1560–70
arm (Studio della spalla
pen and brown ink on blue
destra, del petto e del braccio
paper
di un uomo) c.1536–41
black chalk on yellow paper