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!