



DescriVedendo Brera
DescriVedendo
Brera’s Masterpieces
DescriVedendo Brera’s Masterpieces is one of the first tools adopted by the Pinacoteca in its drive to reduce barriers impeding perception.
What is this scheme?
It’s a gradual, leisurely exploration of the collection’s best-known works, in which each painting is accompanied by a detailed formal description followed by a brief art historical account.
What do we mean by “formal description”?
A formal description is a detailed verbal account of the painting’s formal content.
Who is it for?
It’s for all visitors. The formal descriptions aren’t intended only for visitors with impaired sight, they’re designed to allow each and every visitor to acquire greater in-depth knowledge of the work of art (slow art).
Who writes these formal descriptions?
The formal descriptions are the product of a joint venture developed by the staff of the Pinacoteca’s Education Department in conjunction with the not-for-profit ANS, Italy’s National Association for People with Impaired Sight.
The descriptions are based on guidelines developed for DescriVedendo, a research project devised by Marco Boneschi and promoted by the ANS.
The descriptions in the DescriVedendo Brera’s Masterpieces scheme are the product of several different drafts, each one of which is assessed by volunteer readers.
The descriptions receive DescriVedendo certification only once they meet predetermined parameters of accuracy and clarity.
How can I use Describing Brera’s Masterpieces?
There are two ways of using it:
• Independently: You’ll find all the DescriVedendo descriptions, as and when they become available, in both text and audio format on this page and on the individual pages devoted to the works described in the collection section of our website.
• By following a DescriVedendo explanation delivered by a member of the Pinacoteca’s Education Department staff. Check the appointment on the calendar to book a reservation.
• Or in any other format you tell us you think might be useful and that we can find a way of developing.
How much does it cost?
The descriptions are free of charge, while the cost of the scheduled guided tours in our Brera si Racconta scheme is included in the price of admission to the museum.
What languages is the scheme available in?
It’s currently available in Italian and soon it will be available in English.
Who made the scheme possible?
The descriptions of Hayez’s The Kiss, of Andrea Mantegna’s Lamentation over the Dead Christ and of Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin, all part of the DescriVedendo Brera’s Masterpieces scheme, were sponsored by the Lions Clubs International Milano Borromeo and Milano Duomo.
The description of Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus was sponsored by Diadromi, percorsi senza confini.
And the description of Annibale Carracci’s Christ and the Samaritan Woman is a gift of the ANS, which also handled its publication.
Which paintings are described in it
Sala 6 – Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Andrea Mantegna (-> SCHEDA OPERA)
Sala 24 – Marriage of the Virgin, Raffaello (-> SCHEDA OPERA)
Sala 28 – Supper at Emmaus, Caravaggio (-> SCHEDA OPERA)
Sala 38 – The Kiss, Francesco Hayez (-> SCHEDA OPERA)
Information
For further information on the DescriVedendo Brera’s Masterpieces scheme feel free to get in touch with the Pinacoteca’s Education Department (educazione@pinacotecabrera.org)
For further information on the DescriVedendo method, or to become a volunteer reader, visit the scheme’s own website www.descrivedendo.it
Related Audio
ROOM 6 – Mantegna’s Dead Christ – DescriVedendo – AUDIO
ROOM 24 – Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin – DescriVedendo – AUDIO
ROOM 28 – Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus – DescriVedendo – AUDIO
ROOM 38 – The Kiss by F. Hayez – DescriVedendo – AUDIO
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The Collection Online/ 680 records
Mythological Scene with The Birth of Adonis in the Background
Bernardino LuiniFlagellation (recto)
Master of the Poldi Pezzoli Diptych (or of the Cini Diptych)Lazarus and the Rich Man’s Gate
Nicolaus KnüpferMadonna and Child with Saints Joseph, Zacharias and Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John
Pompeo BatoniPortrait of Caterina Corbellini (?)
Carlo Innocenzo CarloniPortrait of Captain Ludovico Vistarini
Callisto PiazzaProphet
Bernardino LuiniSan Moisè
Filippo De Pisis (Filippo Tibertelli)Landscape
Giorgio MorandiMadonna in Glory with the Christ Child, Two Angels Musicians, St. Peter, St. Dominic, St. Paul and St. Jerome (Pesaro Altarpiece)
Giovanni Gerolamo SavoldoPyriform Vessel with Distinct Rim and Lug Handles
Art of the Early Dynastic period in EgyptBathsheba at her bath
Francesco HayezThe Martyrdom of Franciscan Friars in Nagasaki
Tanzio da Varallo (Antonio d’Enrico)The Egyptian Army submerged by the Red Sea
Bernardino LuiniMadonna and Child with St. Athony of Padua
Antoon van DyckPortrait of Emilio Jesi
Marino MariniAdoring Angel
Bernardino LuiniThe Penitent Magdalene with an Angel
Giulio Cesare ProcacciniMadonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Nicholas, Peter, Bartholomew and Augustine
Nicolò RondinelliThe Kitchen
Vincenzo CampiStudi tecnici, progetto di un contatore d’acqua per Bernardo Rucellai (verso)
Leonardo da VinciPietà
Giovanni BelliniThe Marriage of the Virgin
Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)Hannibal Swearing Eternal Enmity of the Romans
Giovan Battista PittoniNoli me tangere
Fede GaliziaStudy of Head and Hands
Gaetano GandolfiDead Christ (pieta)
Antonio VivariniA Mother Entrusting Her Sons to Christ
Mattia PretiView of Villa Perabò, later Melzi, in Gazzada
Bernardo BellottoNymphs Bathing
Bernardino LuiniKitchen Still Life
Evaristo BaschenisMan with a Two-Handed Sword
Donato Bramante (Donato di Pascuccio)Madonna and Child with a Bird
Boccaccio BoccaccinoThe Poultry Seller
Vincenzo CampiChariot Race
Giorgio De ChiricoSt. Joachim and St. Anne at the Golden Gate
Bernardino LuiniChildren Working in Alabaster
Adriano CecioniSaint Cajetan Comforting a Dying Man
Sebastiano RicciThe Temptations of St. Anthony the Abbot
Giovanni Battista TiepoloStill Life
Giorgio MorandiThe Last Supper
Daniele CrespiLandscape
Giorgio MorandiSt. Jerome and St. Catherine of Alexandria
Michelangelo AnselmiAfter Lunch (The Trellis)
Silvestro LegaPortrait of Luigi Scaramuccia
Francesco CairoTwo knelt faithfuls
Bernardino FerrariThe Ailing Saint Jerome Sees Himself Scourged before God
Master of GesuatiSaint Jerome in Meditation
Spagnoletto (Jusepe de Ribera)View of the Grand Canal towards the Punta della Dogana from Campo San Vio
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
The Collection Online/ 680 records
Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
Ubaldo GandolfiSt. Ursula among the Virgins
Giovanni Martini da UdineThe Sacrifice of Isaac
Jacob JordaensAnnunciation to St. Anne; St. Joachim and the Angel in the Background
Bernardino LuiniMadonna and Child with St. Anthony the Abbot, St. John the Baptist, St. Andrew, St. Victor, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Nicholas, St. Mark and St. Lucy
Lorenzo VenezianoThe Madonna del Suffragio
Salvator RosaPortrait of Caterina Corbellini (?)
Carlo Innocenzo CarloniDeath of the Firstborn
Bernardino LuiniChrist Carrying the Cross
Bernardino ZaganelliSaint Luke Polyptych
Andrea MantegnaSt. Augustine
Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima)Moti del 1898 a Milano. Piazza del Duomo alla partenza dei soldati
G.B. GanziniPortrait of Emilio Jesi
Marino MariniLandscape
Giorgio MorandiAssumption of the Virgin
Lorenzo LottoVertumnus and Pomona in a Garland of Flowers
Jan Philips van ThielenAssumption of the Virgin
Gregorio ZavattariJesus Preaching to the Crowds
Bernardino CampiBathsheba at her bath
Francesco HayezAdoration of the Shepherds
Marco PalmezzanoPortrait of Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
Giovanni Battista LampiAdoration of the Magi
Gaudenzio FerrariLe guéridon vert devant la fenêtre
Georges BraquePortrait of an Elderly Gentleman with Gloves (Liberale da Pinedel?)
Lorenzo LottoOfelia
Arturo MartiniSt. James the Greater
Bonifacio BemboPortrait of Bartolomeo Arese
Antonio CampiThree Angels
Bernardino LuiniMadonna and Child with St. John the Baptist, St. Felix of Cantalice, St. Andrew and St. Catherine of Alexandria
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints John the Baptist and Florian
Francesco Zaganelli - Bernardino ZaganelliMiracle (Horse and Horseman)
Marino MariniLute Player
Bartolomeo VenetoFemale Figure
Alberto GiacomettiThe Olympus (Jupiter, Crowned with Myrtle By the Hours, Proffers a Goblet to Ganymede to Be Served Nectar)
Andrea AppianiPortrait of a Young Man
Tanzio da Varallo (Antonio d’Enrico)The Death of Adonis
Andrea AppianiStill Life with Musical Instruments
Evaristo BaschenisSan Francis of Assisi
Bernardino LaninoVenus and Cupid with Two Satyrs in a Landscape
Simone PeterzanoSaint Peter paying the Tribute Money
Mattia PretiThe Men are in the Field! Memory of Venice
Mosè BianchiThe Truck
Mario SironiAdoring Angel
Bernardino LuiniLe coup de foudre
Gino SeveriniCrucifixion with Saints Catherine, Francis, Bonaventure (?) and John (?)
Bernardino Giovanni Scotti e Giovan Stefano ScottiPietà with St. Catherine of Alexandria, the prophets Elijah, Elisha and Gabriele Pizzamiglio of Quinziano
Bernardino CampiThe Holy Family. The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Simone Cantarini (called Il Pesarese)St. Lawrence
Bernardo DaddiSt. John the Baptist
Francesco del CossaSt. Paul
Geminiano Benzoni