#arthistorykids

[studentessamatta]

The Great Creator made Adamo… and the next he did was to give him a pair of Fruit of the Loom underpants. Indossa queste. Sta arrivando un gruppo di turisti americani! / Put these on. A group of American tourists is about to arrive! Because of the incidents that past week involving a teacher in Florida being fired for teaching her class of sixth graders about Michelangelo’s magnificent statue of David during an art history lesson about the Renaissance…because 3 parents thought is was pornography…. Even Adam is getting himself dressed with God’s assistance! Hard to believe, right? Seriously Florida, get over yourself, take an art history course, and grow up. Young people need to learn about the David and the Renaissance. They need to know and understand the importance of this era and the changes that came about by artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo, Botticelli, and Raphael. Educating students about art and culture helps to broaden their horizons and stimulate their critical thinking skills. Learn more in a new post on the Studentessa Matta Website. Links in Bio. #ArtHistoryKids #artHistory #RenaissanceArt #Michelangelo #DavidFlorence #DavidStatue #FloridaTeacherFiredPresentingMichelangelo #FamousArt #GalleriaDellAccademia #StudentessaMatta https://www.instagram.com/p/CqbNRytvHvJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[artplusexplains]

I remember the first time we talked about 🤎Bernini’s David🤎 in my History of the Western Art class in Columbia. Part of my fascination with it was my professor’s passionate way of talking about it. She described it with phrases such as, “You can feel it,” “Bernini wants you to bodily react to the image,” “David reaches out into the space of the viewer, your space!” I was absolutely sold! I hope to convey the same passion here so you get to love this sculpture as much as we do. After all, that’s the whole point of a+x! In January, artplusexplains (a+x) visited Galleria Borghese. Very kindly, they opened the Galleria for us before opening to the public in order for Fernanda to photograph the work of art. While Fer clicked away for an hour, I had all those Bernini sculptures just for me. As I looked at them at moments I felt like crying, then I felt like singing, I had to control myself to not touch them or kiss them! And I thought, it’s not my fault! Bernini wanted me to physically relate and react to the work. I am just following instructions!! Going back to the sculpture: Many times, my students ask me Why David? Why are there so many works of art about David? Well, King David is one of the Bible’s most compelling characters. He was a humble shepherd from Israel, in a time when Israel and the Philistines were facing off in battle. The Philistines fielded a fearsome new weapon: a giant named Goliath, carrying a huge bronze spear (I Samuel 17:5-7). The Israelites were frozen in fear—except young David. Armed with only a sling, he picked a stone from a riverbed and slung it at Goliath’s head. David’s aim was true; the stone struck the giant and killed him, prompting the Philistines to flee. The Israelites were jubilant. #bernini #berninisculpture #galleriaborghese #baroque #berniniroma #romeitaly #villaborghese #baroqueart #baroquesculpture #arthistory #arthistorymemes #arthistorymajor #arthistorykids #arthistorian #historiadelarte #art #arts (at Galleria Borghese) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEp08EFAHC6/?igshid=jmu7zn7yf7a

[russiansoulvintage]

Socialist Realism @etsy link in bio 💕 . . #arthistoryproblems #arthistoryclass #arthistorystudents #arthistorysnap #arthistoryprofsrule #arthistoryhappyhour #arthistoryhumor #arthistory #arthistorymemes #arthistorykids #arthistorystudent #arthistory101 #arthistorybabes #arthistorygeek #arthistoryengaged #arthistorymatters #arthistorymuseum #arthistoryisfun #arthistoryiscool #arthistoryforkids #arthistorymajor #arthistorylover #arthistorylesson #arthistorynerds #arthistoryjokes #arthistorynerd (at Etsy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpKfjXkAVyG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rvx0dio7b6ij

[studentessamatta]

Apparently, someone in Florida just noticed Michelangelo’s 15th-century sculpture of David doesn’t have a stitch of clothes on! They just realized — David, infact, is stark naked! As a result, a teacher in Tallahassee, Florida, was fired. For an art historian, it is kind of exciting when a work of art has the power to ruffle feathers, cause scandal and make people think outside their little boxes. But firing a teacher for enlightening her students about Michelangelo’s extraordinary masterpiece, the David, is absurd! Learn more about this story in a new post on the Studentessa Matta website and what the Mayor of Florence has decided to do for the teacher who got fired. Links in Bio #MichelangeloDavid #DavidFlorence #ArtinFlorence #ItalianArt #RenaissanceArt #FlorenceMasterpieces #Sculpture #TuscanyArt #FlorenceCulture #FlorenceTourism #Michelangelo #GalleriaDellAccademia #ItalianCulture #DavidStatue #TravelItaly #FlorenceHistory #artHistory #FamousArt #FloridaTeacherFiredPresentingMichelangelo #ArtHistoryKids #studentessamatta https://www.instagram.com/p/CqbMxexP_ZS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=