Grades/Level: High School (9–12) |
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Activity Overview |
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Use this activity for visiting the Getty Villa's grounds and gardens, and the Arts of Greco-Roman Egypt gallery (Gallery 206). Students use Vitruvius's architectural principles to investigate details in the Getty Villa's architecture and in architecture depicted in works of art in the galleries. |
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Learning Objectives |
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Students will be able to: |
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Materials |
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Download the documents below to use for your pre-visit activity, visit to the Villa (student worksheet), and post-visit activity. Links to images of works of art that students will see at the Villa are also provided. |
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Activity Steps |
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Below is a summary of the activities contained in the downloadable materials above. Pre-Visit Activity: Introduce students to principles of ancient architecture by showing them images of architectural details that can be found at the Getty Villa, discussing Vitruvius's ancient treatise on architecture, and learning new glossary terms about architecture. Student Worksheet: At the Villa, students use a worksheet to identify and sketch ancient Roman architectural elements. They then apply their knowledge of Vitruvius's principles of beauty, functionality, and durability to analyze the architectural elements of the Getty Villa and architectural structures depicted in a work of art in the galleries. Post-Visit Activity: Follow up your visit to the Getty Villa with one of these three activities. Students can research an object or architectural element, design their own object based on Vitruvius's principles, or re-design their own school building using Vitruvius's principles to suggest changes. |
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