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MODULE N. 1 Title: THE PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD

Lesson/Unit n. 2 Title ANALYSIS OF THE PICTURES (Ecce Ancilla Domini! – La

Ghirlandata - – )

OBJECTIVES: content - Analyze works of art

- Know the most representative works by the Pre-Raphaelite artists

- Understand the message conveyed through symbols, the choice of colours , some objects, flowers, the setting…..

Language

- Describe a painting in a detailed way using correct vocabulary, tense and preposition

- Improve oral and written abilities

- Express personal opinions

Study Skills and Strategies ● Matching activities

● Note taking

● Tasks aimed to analyze a picture in details

● Complete the tables with detailed information

Activity 1:

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1. Here are the four pictures we are going to analyze .

Are there any similarities? List all the features they have in common

( presence of flowers, musical instruments, use of colours…..)

2. The titles of the four pictures are: Ecce Ancilla Domini! – La Ghirlandata - The Awakening Conscience – Ophelia

Try to explain the reason why the painter chose that particular title

( class discussion)

All the answers will be written on the blackboard

Activity 2:

● Look at the pictures (ex: Ecce Ancilla Domini)

We can observe that :

It is a very personal , a radical reinterpretation of the subject

It a realistic work

White is the dominant colour, it communicates the idea of feminine purity reinforced by the lily

The room is small and simple

Gabriel has no wings…..

……………………………………………………………

(The teachers will elicit the main information from the students)

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Activity 3:

● Look at the picture and answer the questions:

( ex. Ecce Ancilla Domini)

● Which is the theme of the painting?

● Where does the scene take place ?

● Point out the room furnishing and decorations.

● Say what the people are like and what they are doing

● Describe the position of the Virgin Mary.

● How are they dressed?

● Which are the prevailing colours?

● What can you see in the background?

● …………………………………………….

Activity4:

Consider the symbols you have seen in the pictures:

● Complete the vocabulary network related to the key word :

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● Why did they use symbols in your opinion?

● What is the purpose of a symbol?

● Find out examples of symbols used by the Pre-Raphaelite and try to explain their connotative meanings

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Consider the use of colours:

● Fill in the following tables with the words that come to your mind in association with them:

White red green blue

……… …………. ……………. …………..

……… …………. ……………. …………..

What is the total effect achieved by the use of these colours?

Activity 5:

Complete the table :

title name of subject setting main symbols general painter colours impre ssion conveyed

1 picture: ………… ……… …..

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homework Revise what has been done at school

Setting ………… ………..

Musial instruments …………… ……………….

symbols

Colours ……….. ………..

Flowers …………. ……….

……………………. ……………….

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