travpod http://www.arttrav.com/dblog Arttrav's travpods present straight information at the university level, for the intelligent traveler interested in learning more about renaissance art. Copyright 2006 - arttrav.com en-us DBlog 2.0 FINAL travel, art arttrav.com Arttrav's travpods present straight information at the university level, for the intelligent traveler interested in learning more about renaissance art. Arttrav's travpods present straight information at the university level, for the intelligent traveler interested in learning more about renaissance art. no art history travel florence rome renaissance medieval sculpture painting fresco walking tour uffizi children kids arttrav.com info@arttrav.com <![CDATA[Piazza della Signoria]]> This piazza is the political heart of Florence, and also an important location for public sculpture. With this podcast you’ll learn what the piazza looked like around 1290 and how it evolved right through the sixteenth century and beyond. (www.arttrav.com)

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Length: 11:48, Size: 12.8 MB
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]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:30:15 +0100 arttrav.com no <![CDATA[Piazza del Duomo as civic and religious space]]> This podcast takes place in piazza del Duomo in Florence. You’ll learn things I bet you didn’t know about this piazza, as we take a look at it from a contemporary viewpoint and add a civic twist to what is an essential religious space. (www.arttrav.com)

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]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:29:32 +0100 arttrav.com no <![CDATA[Uffizi Gallery Guide for Kids - Part 1: Introduction]]> This audio guide to the Uffizi Gallery is divided up into numerous episodes, of which this is the first part.

The introduction teaches the young listener - and his or her parents - why renaissance art is interesting, and why they should follow us (parent and podcast) through the gallery. We define renaissance and talk about the major steps renaissance artists made in naturalistic art.

The sections to come (numbered in order) will discuss works of art in depth. Works are presented in chronological order and follow the order of the museum's rooms. Not all works or rooms are covered, because the parent and child would both be exhausted if this were the case.

The intended audience of these podcasts is children dragged into the museum by their parents. The age range is probably 8-13, though you might evaluate the possibility of using this for younger children. Parents might want to listen along or in advance in order to supplement the learning experience and discuss things mentioned in the podcast.

PS - parents - the bathroom is at the END of the gallery!! ; - ) Arttrav really would appreciate feedback to help make these podcasts even more child-friendly. Visit www.arttrav.com.

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]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:16:55 +0100 arttrav.com no <![CDATA[Uffizi for Kids - Part 2: Giotto]]> Part 2 of the "Uffizi for kids" series - after listening to the introduction (part 1), children are prompted to go into the "Giotto Room" to listen to this podcast.

In the Giotto room we question why there are three huge paintings of the Madonna, explore why they were so expensive to make, and figure out why Giotto's work was considered "better than" his contemporaries. (www.arttrav.com)

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]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:21:06 +0100 arttrav.com no <![CDATA[Uffizi Gallery for kids - Part 3: Gothic games]]> This is part 3 of the Uffizi for kids audio guide - be sure to download part 1 and part 2 first!

This podcast takes parents and children into the "International Gothic" room at the Uffizi.  Using paintings by Lorenzo Monaco and Gentile da Fabriano, children learn the characteristics of this style through play. (www.arttrav.com)

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]]> Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:13:33 +0100 arttrav.com no <![CDATA[Uffizi for Kids 3: Gothic Games VIDEO]]> Video version of the podcast of the same name. Windows Media Viewer 6.9MB

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