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The grand tour of Italy Part 1 - Padua, the Veneto

Created 2 years ago and Updated 2 years ago

Objectives:

By the end of this path, participants will be expected to: a) get an overview upon Padua's main tourist attractions, particularly in terms of art and architecture; b) look at paintings, mosaics and sculptures in a more inquisitive way; c) collect ideas and prompts in view of further reading or even future travel experiences.

44m

21 Steps

for beginner

Free

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		1		Streets Of Padua - A 4K City Walk	My Travel Channel	youtube.com	9m
	What you'll learn in this step: Italy is a young country (1861), thus for many centuries there was no such a thing as Italy. Instead, there would be plenty of city-states, each of them with their own institutions, currency, and army; they were overall wealthy, powerful, and generally at war with each other. Watch the first 4 minutes of this walking tour video and ask yourself: What features (buildings, places etc) give you evidence of a medieval city-state? Do you see any similarities with a city of your own country?
		2		Padua & UNESCO: The Scrovegni Chapel \| Padova: la Cappella degli Scrovegni \| Italia Slow Tour	Italia Slow Tour	youtube.com	5m
	What you'll learn in this step: The Florentine painter Giotto was already a famous artist when he completed his work in the Scrovegni chapel in 1305. Before watching the video, find some information online and answer these questions. Who commissioned the cycles, and why? Where can we see the donor? What is he doing in the fresco scene? Did Giotto choose what to represent or did he follow someone else's directions?
		3		Meeting at the golden gate, Giotto	Wikimedia	wikimedia.org	1m
	What you'll learn in this step: This is one of the scenes. What's going on in here? Consider the location, the way in which the characters interact with each other, the feelings they are expressing.
		4		Explanation of the narrative	Wikimedia	wikipedia.org	1m
	What you'll learn in this step: Notice that the source is not the New Testament. Why is this significant?
		5		The birth of the Virgin, Giotto	WikiMedia	wikimedia.org	1m
	What you'll learn in this step: Observe this scene and try to figure out what has happened.
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	What you'll learn in this step: Read this text and pay particular attention to the sources of the narrative. Why do you think artists referred to non-conventional sources? Do you think they did this independently or under guidance from religious people from the institutions? How freely does the artist adapt the main theme?
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	What you'll learn in this step: This is also a nativity scene. Do you notice any similarities/differences between this image and the previous one?
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	What you'll learn in this step: Google 'Crucifixion of Jesus' on Wikipedia and try to understand which segment of the narrative we can see in this detail of Altichiero's magnificent fresco.
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What you'll learn in this step: This painting was originally located in the chapel of Palazzo Carrara, Padua together with many representations of Mary and the angels. Could you explain what this archangel is doing? Why is the devil portrayed on the bottom right?
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What you'll learn in this step: This scene may look enigmatic, but at a closer look its content is quite straightforward. What is it about?
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What you'll learn in this step: You can find a detailed explanation of the cycle in the video linked onto this page.
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Curated by:

Francesco Cisternino

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@francescocisternino

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