Museum Highlights

An online activity for visitors

Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1868-1880
La Pia de' Tolommei, circa 1630
oil on canvas
104.8 x 120.6 cm

• What is the center of interest in this painting - or what do you look at first?
• What does the woman appear to be doing?
• This work is full of symbols that Rosetti has used to narrate part of a poem. What objects do you see that could serve as symbols?
• What sort of mood or feeling has the artist created?
• For a detailed view click here.
• Questions to consider when viewing this object at the Spencer Museum of Art:
• What is inscribed on the frame?
• How does viewing the painting from a distance affect your eye movement?

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