The Dictation Lesson
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| Artist | Demetrio Cosola |
| Year | 1891 |
| Medium | Pastel on panel |
| Dimensions | 185 cm × 95 cm (73 in × 37 in) |
| Location | Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin |
The Dictation Lesson (in italian: Il dettato) is a painting of italian verismo painter Demetrio Cosola. The painting is housed in Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art.[1][2] It is a symbolic representation of the establishment of public education in the Kingdom of Italy immediately after unification, and the opening of schools to women, both as pupils and teachers.[3][2]
Other versions of the painting
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Cosola painted other two smaller versions of The Dictation Lesson (both oil on canvas): one dated 1890 without the teacher, ad a second one with a nun instead, titled The Kindergarten.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Gianna Masini. "Il dettato di Demetrio Cosola" (in Italian). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Il dettato". www.doc.mode.unibo.it (in Italian). 1891. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ a b "Il dettato". Memoria Scolastica (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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