Jeniffer
Sams
Harrison


Introduction
to
Education
–
Spring
2010




Art
History
Lesson
Plan

Subject:
Raphael



Purpose:

The
recognition
and
understanding
of
the
work
of
Raphael
during
the

Italian
High
Renaissance

This
is
a
lecture
for
a
sophomore
level
college
student
or
above
with
a
basic

knowledge
of
art
history
in
general
and
should
be
preceded
by
both
Art
History

Survey
I
and
II.

Academic
Objective:

At
the
end
of
the
lecture
the
student
should
be
able
to
understand
Raphael’s

influences
and
development,
identify
works
by
Raphael’s
hand,
and
critically

analyze
works
by
Raphael
by
themselves
and
as
compared
to
Michelangelo
and

Leonardo
(his
leading
counterparts
of
this
era).

This
is
a
50‐minute
lecture
with
question
and
answer
at
the
end
of
the
lecture.



This
lesson
plan
requires:

1. A
computer
(with
PowerPoint
slide
show)

2. A
sizeable
screen
for
viewing
the
PowerPoint

3. The
students
to
print
and
bring
a
paper
version
of
the
slideshow
for
note

taking

I
would
begin
the
class
with
a
standard
introduction
to
Raphael
the
person
and

proceed
through
the
PowerPoint
of
his
early
works,
influences,
accomplishments,

and
highest
achievements.




To
evaluate
the
understanding
of
Rafael’s
material
and
artwork
I
would
pose

questions
to
the
class
after
the
lecture
such
as:


1. In
Raphael’s
“Sposalizo”
dated
1504
what
artist
did
Raphael
mimic
and
do

you
believe
his
work
superior
or
inferior
to
that
artist?
Why?



2. What
does
Raphael’s
horse
in
“St.
George
and
the
Dragon”
say
about
how

Raphael
utilized
idealized
portions
of
various
people
and
beings
to
create
his

version
of
perfection?

Explain
the
perspective
of
the
characters
and
the

viewer
in
this
painting.

3. In
comparing
the
Madonna’s
of
Raphael
and
Leonardo
discuss
how
the

landscape
is
either
exaggerated
or
sublimated
and
what
is
the
effect
of
each?

 4. What
religious,
stylistic,
and/or
patron
influence
do
you
see
in
both
Raphael

and
Leonardo’s
Madonna’s?

To
be
internationalized
into
the
standard
curriculum
I
would
incorporate
the

reading
of
Vasari
in
Italian
when
he
wrote
regarding
Raphael
and
include
music

which
would
have
been
common
in
the
Italian
Renaissance
at
Mass
or
during

private
devotion
with
the
intention
of
enveloping
the
students
into
the
atmosphere

which
would
be
as
close
as
insitu
as
possible.