Getting to Know La Velata
Suppose someone finds a picture of you 500 years from now. What could they figure out about you? This picture is almost 500 years old. It is a portrait . Do you know what a portrait is? Let’s try to figure out something about this lady. She is called La Velata, which means ‘The Veiled One’, and sometimes she is called Incognita, the ‘Unknown One’..
- What can you tell us about her?
- Who painted her?
- Where did they live? Where is that?
- Did they have electric lights? TV? Computers?
- How old is she?
- Is she wealthy, or poor? Why?
- Why do you think she is wearing a veil?
- How much of her can we see?
- Does she look happy?
- What words would you use to describe her?
- Why do you think she had her portrait made?
- Do you think she has a job?
- Would she wear those clothes to work?
- Do you think she ever wore jeans?
- Why is this painting special?
- Have you ever had a portrait made?
- Did you wear something special?
- Can a photograph be a portrait?
|