Secondary Comprehensive School
“C.B. Cavour”
Marcianise CE
Multimedia Tool
for Active Education
An exercise to test and strengthen knowledge
ART HISTORY
Prof. Bruno Saviani
Let’s take a short trip through art and time to
refresh your memory…
…about the differences in works of art.
16th Century vs. 17th Century
Have a nice trip!
David
David
Michelangelo
Bernini
Balance
Expression
Disproportionate
Hand
Proportion
Movement
Firmness
Relaxed
Muscles
Tense
Muscles
Inactive
In Action
Moses
Michelangelo
St. Theresa
in Ecstasy
Bernini
Human
Expression
Mystical
Expression
Strength and
Firmness
Lightness
Motionless
Upward s
Movement
Geometric
Balance
Dynamic
Balance
Perfection
Elegance
Raffaello
Caravaggio
La Madonna del
Cardellino.
[Madonna of the
Goldfinch]
La Madonna
dei Pellegrini.
Madonna di
Loreto
Figures
Centered
Figures on a
Diagonal
Foreground
and
Background
Only
Foreground
Ideal
Woman
Common
Faces and
Clothes
Diffuse
Light
Contemplation
Light Only on
Figures
Humanity and
Expressiveness
Now try to interpret art on your own…
What periods do the following works of art belong to?
Giorgione
The Tempest
1425/1427
Caravaggio
Conversion of Saint Paul
1600/1601
Michelangelo
Doni Tondo
Caravaggio
David 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
Harmony
Simple
Geometric
Shapes
Palladio
La Rotonda
?
1550
Proportion
Serpentine
Effect
Curves
Variety of Decor
with Stuccos
and Sculptures
?
Borromini
San 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!