The plague of 1348 - 1350
Activity
Look at this fresco by an unknown painter. What can you see in it?, What kind of people are there? Can you see any animals? What is there in the middle of the scene?
The plague of 1348 - 1350
The Triumph of Death,
Fresco cm. 600 x 642 - Unknown painter, mid XIV century - Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Italy
Cloze Activity
Read the paragraph and fill in the missing words choosing from the table below:
|
pronouns |
them - them |
| determiners |
their - their - her |
| conjunctions |
and - but |
| prepositions |
of - of- of - by - with - with - to - on- on - on - for - as - as - as - as - against - in |
The fresco is composed
a large miniature, where
a luxurious garden surrounded
a hedge, Death enters riding a skinny horse. It is portrayed while launching deadly arrows
characters belonging
all the social levels, killing
. The horse occupies the centre
the scene,
its ribs well visible. The Death is keeping
a side the scythe,
typical attribute.
the lower part are the corpses of the people previously killed: emperors, popes, bishops, friars (both Franciscans Dominicans), poets, knights and maidens. On the left is the group of the poor people, invoking the Death to stop sufferings being ignored. Among , the figure looking towards the observer has been proposed a possible self-portrait the artist.
On the right is the group of the nobles, shown having no interest the events, and most them continuing activities. They include several musicians, richly dressed noblewomen and knights fur clothes, symbols of life and youth. A man is keeping a hawk his arm, and another is leading two hounds.
the lower part are the corpses of the people previously killed: emperors, popes, bishops, friars (both Franciscans Dominicans), poets, knights and maidens. On the left is the group of the poor people, invoking the Death to stop sufferings being ignored. Among , the figure looking towards the observer has been proposed a possible self-portrait the artist.
On the right is the group of the nobles, shown having no interest the events, and most them continuing activities. They include several musicians, richly dressed noblewomen and knights fur clothes, symbols of life and youth. A man is keeping a hawk his arm, and another is leading two hounds.