Art Historical Background The Tomb of the Triclinium is one of three Etruscan artworks in the 250 (the other two being the Sarcophagus of the Spouses & the Temple of Minerva). Ohhhh AND it's a UNESCO Site!!! Anddddd I got to visit this past winter break. 🙂 Triple nerdy whammy! As its name suggests, the [...]
Tag: AP Art History
Student Series! How the Parthenon Embodies Math & Science
I am celebrating being in Greece this spring break with a few Student Series! blog posts related to the famed civilization of the Aegean Sea. By the way, this student's blog post was mind-blowing math oriented. He was such an amazing student and a great example about how the "STEM" kids could (& should) involve [...]
And I’m off to Greece!
I am heading out this evening to Greece for spring break!!!! Yesssss. I am chaperoning a school trip so I'm going sans Will :(. But I'm super excited and nervous for this trip. Excited because uhhh hello it's Greece & nervous because this is the first trip I'm going on as an adult that I [...]
Our ACIS Greece Itinerary
This spring break I am traveling to Greece with a school trip hosted by ACIS. This is my first time chaperoning a student group tour so I'm pretty nervous but I'm not the teacher in charge soooo it can't be that bad. lol. Plus the trip is free. #winning Here is our itinerary for the [...]
AP Crossover: Picturing the Little Ice Age
Great short article from The Artstor Blog on the Little Ice Age, aka the "polar vortex" of the 17th & 18th centuries. The Little Ice Age is part of the AP World History standards AND the article includes the painting Hunters in the Snow (below) from the AP Art History curriculum. Double win! Read the Artstor article [...]
