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Shared by Rebeca de Paz:
My task is for 2nd of ESO History class. We are going to talk about art in Middle Ages, specifically in Feudalism Era, so we will study Romanesque style.
It is going to be the first time for them studying art since last course, 1st
of ESO, so we´re going to do an introduction to art in these ages. The last art
they have seen was Roman, that-s why I have chosen a roman piece of art and a
Romanesque painting. The two pieces of art are: a fresco in Mystery’s House in
Pompeii, and a Spanish fresco in Saint
Climent of Tahull, in particular the great Pantocrator.
The aim of this
exercise is not only the study of the art, but the mentalities as well. The
have to notice the change between the Roman lives, more sophisticated y
thriving, whereas in the Middle Ages, everything looks like a new beginning, as
if they have forgotten everything people achieved centuries before.
Regarding the art, we need students to understand the different purpose of the art in both ages, while in the Roman Empire art is for enjoyment, Romanesque style has an obvious aim: understand the religion.
We will ask the students the similarities and differences that they see in the painting, such as the theme, colour, perspective or the features of the characters that appear.
We want them to realize that while in the Empire what is naturalism is taken care of, that the models resemble reality, with mythological themes referring to their religion, with Christian painting we see how everything that is aesthetic is lost to give importance to the message, which in this case is the indoctrination and understanding of the bases of religion for a totally illiterate population.
The container does not matter if
not the content, so it does not matter that that Christ in Majesty has little
expression nor has disproportion, so what matters is what that Christ judge,
the beginning and the end of everything, means.
I would do
this activity at the beginning of the didactic unit related with medieval art:
Romanesque and Gothic styles. This activity gives me as a teacher the
opportunity to start an evolution of the art, rescuing educational contents of
the previous year, and they can understand History is not compartmentalized but
it is a constant evolution.
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