Bacchus and Ariadne
by Tiziano (1520-23)
Activity 1: On the left we can see the princess Ariadne who has been
abandoned on the Greek island of Naxos by her lover the king Theseus. She looks
sad and tired because she was mislead by Theseus. Explain the myth of Ariadne
and Theseus
Activity 2: In the center of the picture we can see
Bacchus god of wine, try to find out his role in the story
Activity 3: What is the
meaning of the stars above Ariadne’s head?
Bathers at
Asnières by Georges Seurat (1884)
Activity 1:
Describe the people and the landscape you can see in the picture. Can you find
any clues about the kind of society showed in the painting?
Activity 2:
Make a short list of the main facts of the post impressionist movement
Activity 2: Pop art is an art movement that emerged in Britain and USA in the late 1950s. Pop Art includes imageries from popular culture such as news, comics, advertising, etc. These imageries normally are removed from their own context, isolated or combined with unrelated material. Pop art was a reaction to abstract art. Locate where this Pop art picture by Roy Lichtenstein is
Tate Modern
Activity 1: The building where the Tate Modern is, used to be a:
a) prison b) factory c) power station
Activity 2: Pop art is an art movement that emerged in Britain and USA in the late 1950s. Pop Art includes imageries from popular culture such as news, comics, advertising, etc. These imageries normally are removed from their own context, isolated or combined with unrelated material. Pop art was a reaction to abstract art. Locate where this Pop art picture by Roy Lichtenstein is
Activity 3: Describe the art piece that has impressed you the most. Write also the name of the artist and the art movement that it belongs to
British Museum
Watch the following video before you visit the museum and answer the questions below
British Museum
Watch the following video before you visit the museum and answer the questions below
1.
What is the Enlightenment Gallery focused
on?
2.
What kind of items we can find in the Living
and Dying Gallery?
3.
What is the most popular gallery in the
museum?
4.
Why was so important the discovery of the
Rosetta Stone?
5.
Why are the Parthenon friezes a
controversial exhibition?
Science Museum
