Divine Wisdom

Does the divine wisdom reflected in Lorenzetti’s fresco “The Art of Good and Bad government in town and country” in Siena, have relevance in your world?

Utopia & Reality

To what extent do you think that Lorenzetti, in his fresco of “The Art of Good and Bad Government of town and counry” in Siena, depicts an achievable community in your world today?

Art Teacher in Empoli

The wonders of Italy, continue to astound me, being part of this exchange visit and allowing me to see the artistic and culturual wonders of Tuscany with my students as first hand experiences, has been an opportunity not to be missed. Pisa and the leaning tower, Siena and Lorenzetti’s allegoric masterpiece on good and bad government have set a focal point to our educational initiative.  Yesterday in Florence Michelangelo’s David stood majestically as a symbol of power, his gaze looking outwards making valid judgements even to day.

Empoli’s central location makes it ideal for anyone to discover the wonders of this region. Empoli has several important artistic and cultural jewels that can be found with a little enterprise. 

Ciao, non vediamo l’ora di incontrarvi e di vedere com’e’ l’Italia.

Plymouth e un citta grande e c’e tanto da fare. C’e un centro commerciale e secondo noi vi dicertirete molto quando venite a trovarci a marzo.

Empoli

Your “Invite” should be in your mailbox.

Maps of Plymouth

Satelite of Plymouth
Getting Closer
We are Here!

Art and Language.

Devonport High School for Girls is a selective grammar school in the city of Plymouth situated on the South West Coast of England in the County of Devon. The school is going to visit Empoli in Tuscany, Italy, a town situated between Florence (Firenze) and Pisa.
In the country that has given the Western World so many artistic wonders, cultural and political concepts are there still solutions that todays world could use.

Inspiration for our trip has come from a huge fresco by Lorenzetti in the Palazzo Publico in Sienna titled “Good and Bad Government”. The painting looks at our relationship between the city and the land, our faith and what happens if we are corrupted by bad influences.

More pictures can be found at:
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/l/lorenzet/ambrogio/governme/index.html

http://www.comune.siena.it/museocivico/museocivico/salapace/salapace.html

The second painting that is significant to our Xchange to Empoli is to do with what distinguishes man from the animals. The painting is by di Cosimo and called “The Forest Fire.”
Fire being the symbol that enabled man to dominate and become civilised, but above all this the painting is about language and the art of communication. A skill that all creatures have.

www.ashmolean.org/

Devonport High School for Girls