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On our fourth day, we visited a lot of different places. First, we woke up at seven so that we could have breakfast at seven thirty and after that we got ready and went straight to the underground. After twenty minutes we reached our destination and we entered the BRITISH MUSEUM.
British Museum
British Museum
We divided into groups and started looking for OZYMANDIAS’ statue. Once we have finally found it we recorded a video of ourselves while reading Shelley’s poem. After that we walked around the Museum and we saw different ancient statues like the Caryatid that belonged to porch of the temple in Athens.
Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Secondly, we walked to Covent Garden where we had a look around the market and where we had lunch. We decided to eat in an Italian restaurant where we ate Italian meatballs and gnocchi alla sorrentina. Since we still had a little bit of time we had some shopping. After that we met with the rest of our classmates and we reached the bus stop to reach Harrods.
Harrods
Harrods
After a long ride, we reached Harrods where we had a little bit of free time. During this time we walked around and took a look at all the shops, some of us decided to buy something and after that we exited Harrods in order to take the tube to reach The National Gallery Museum.
National Gallery Museum
National Gallery Museum
At the National Gallery Museum we divided into groups, our task was to find the paintings that were represented on the cards that our teachers gave us. With one of these cards we then had to ask the guides in the museum some questions about the painting we had to find. After we finished the task we decided to take a look around the museum and we saw some of the paintings we had studied at school like Cena in Emmaus by Caravaggio and the Arnolfini portrait.
Wheatfield with Cypresses, by Vincent Van Gogh
Wheatfield with Cypresses, by Vincent Van Gogh
The painting depicts a wheatfield with cypresses and hills, it is a rural scene from Provence. the painting is interesting because Van Gogh used vivid colours that seems alive. The style is post impressionist, it is characterised by the use of colour and the deformation of forms. Thanks to this painting Van Gogh could express his emotions and vision opf the world, the moving shapes reflect both his instability and his sensitivity
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The Gare St-Lazare, by Claude Monet
The Gare St-Lazare, by Claude Monet
The painting represents the station filled with steam, smoke and motion. Steam and smoke are also used as tools to dissolve forms. Monet chose a modern, industrial train station. It was revolutionary, it was a shift in what could be considered worthy of fine art. The style is impressionism, it is characterised by the immediate impression of moment. Monet with this painting wanted to capture how the world feels in the moment.
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Danseuses dans un studio by Edgar Degas
Danseuses dans un studio by Edgar Degas
about 1890-1900
Degas had a lifelong obsession with ballet. He often portrayed the dancers while they were performing, rehearsing or in class. This unfinished picture shows the youngest ballet dancers at the Paris Opéra, dressed in their white practice tutus. Preparing for a group performance, the dancers in the back stretch at the barre, while another in the foreground
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Rain Steam and Speed, by William Turner
Rain Steam and Speed, by William Turner
The painting shows a steam train and it's about the topic of industrialisation and its impacts on the environment and the British countryside.
The interesting part is Turner's ability to represent atmospheric effects.
The style of this painting is Victorian Romanticism, as it was painted during Queen Victoria's reign and, finally, he painted the train that fades into the sky because he wanted to underline the relationship between technology and nature
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The Hay Wain, by John Constable
The Hay Wain, by John Constable
The painting shows a peaceful countryside scene with a cart being pulled through a river near a farmhouse. It celebrates the beauty of rural life and nature and it is one of the most loved english paintings. The style of this painting is Romanticism and it focuses on nature and emotions. Constable wanted to show his love for the english countryside and how simple, everyday life can be beautiful
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