The Dictation Lesson

The Dictation Lesson
ArtistDemetrio Cosola
Year1891 (1891)
MediumPastel on panel
Dimensions185 cm × 95 cm (73 in × 37 in)
LocationTurin 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

1890 version of the painting, without the teacher

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

  1. ^ Gianna Masini. "Il dettato di Demetrio Cosola" (in Italian). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Il dettato". www.doc.mode.unibo.it (in Italian). 1891. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. ^ a b "Il dettato". Memoria Scolastica (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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