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Home>Learn>Teachers>School Field Trips>Renaissance Art

# Renaissance Art

Grades 4 through 12

**We are no longer accepting requests for winter/spring field trips.**

**We will offer a selection of in-person and virtual field trips (using Zoom) for Fall 2024.**

**Request for fall field trips (September 30 – December 6, 2024) will be accepted from August 1 – November 1, 2024.**

What radical changes in art and life marked the period known as the Renaissance? During this tour, students will consider this question by exploring artistic developments such as perspective, the naturalistic representation of the human figure, and the influence of scientific discovery and humanism.

Leonardo da Vinci, *Ginevra de' Benci [obverse]*, c. 1474/1478, oil on panel, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1967.6.1.a

Looking and Learning Skills

During four or five tour stops in the galleries, students engage in activities—such as looking exercises, small-group work, and sketching—that foster conversations about works of art. On this tour, students will practice the following skills:
                    - Comparing and contrasting different visual representations of Renaissance ideas.
                    - Reasoning with evidence from the works of art and using them as primary sources on Renaissance art and society.
                    - Making and articulating careful observations.
                    - Formulating questions that demonstrate curiosity and engagement.
                    - Connecting new ideas discussed on the tour to prior knowledge of Renaissance art and culture.  

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**In-Person Tour Information**

Group Size: Up to 90 studentsLength: 75 minutesMeeting Location: West Building Rotunda

**Important Scheduling Information**

Tours must be scheduled at least four weeks in advance. Groups must contain at least 15 students.

Once your tour has been scheduled, you will receive an email confirmation within ten business days.

**Title I Bus Stipends**

Funding for the cost of bus transportation is available for Title I schools that participate in our docent-led school tours. For more information, please get in touch with Deirdre Palmer at [email protected] or (202) 842-6880, or use the application form.

## Examples of Works Featured on Tour

Examples of Works Featured on Tour
Leonardo da Vinci, *Ginevra de' Benci [obverse]*, c. 1474/1478, oil on panel, National Gallery of Art, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1967.6.1.a

Examples of Works Featured on Tour
Sandro Botticelli, *The Adoration of the Magi*, c. 1478/1482, tempera and oil on poplar panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.22

Examples of Works Featured on Tour
Andrea del Castagno, *David with the Head of Goliath*, c. 1450/1455, tempera on leather on wood, National Gallery of Art, Widener Collection, 1942.9.8

Examples of Works Featured on Tour
Andrea del Verrocchio, *Giuliano de' Medici*, c. 1475/1478, terracotta, National gallery of Art, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.127

## Additional National Gallery Resources

Inquiring Eye: European Renaissance Art

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