School Tours: Renaissance Art
Grades 6–12
Please note: The Gallery is no longer taking School Tour requests for fall 2009. Please check back on December 1 to begin requesting School Tours for winter and spring 2010. You can still review information about tours and planning self-guided visits by clicking on the links below.
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What radical changes in art and life marked the period known as the Renaissance? Students learn about new artistic developments of the period and how they were influenced by scientific discovery—as seen in the representation of the human figure—as well as the rise of humanist philosophy.
Looking and Learning Skills
During four to six tour stops, students engage in activities—such as looking exercises and working in small groups—that foster conversations about works of art. The following skills are promoted:
- Making and articulating careful observations
- Formulating questions that demonstrate curiosity and engagement
- Comparing and contrasting different visual representations of Renaissance ideas
- Reasoning with evidence from the paintings themselves
- Connecting new ideas learned from the tour to prior knowledge of Renaissance art and culture
Group Size: Up to 60 students
Length: 60 minutes
Meeting Location: West Building, Rotunda, Main Floor
Pre-Visit Materials
Museum policies
Student lunches
General information
What is object-based teaching and learning?
- NGALoanfinder: Inquiring Eye: Renaissance Art (teaching packet)
- NGAKids: Inside Scoop on Leonardo (printable resource)
- NGAKids: Inside Scoop on Castagno (printable resource)