



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/ 670 records
The Kitchen
Vincenzo CampiAdoration of the Magi
Correggio (Antonio Allegri)St. Joachim and St. Anne at the Golden Gate
Bernardino LuiniRitratto di donna velata
AnonimoLandscape (Ploughed Fields)
Giorgio MorandiMadonna and Child and Annunciation
Maestro del Crocifisso di PesaroSnow in High Mountains
Emilio LongoniWomen with Guitar
Massimo Campigli (Max Ihlenfeldt)Flowers in a Glass and Book
Filippo De Pisis (Filippo Tibertelli)Nativity of Jesus with St. Elisabeth and the Young St. John the Baptist
Correggio (Antonio Allegri)The Redeemer Giving His Blessing
Andrea di BartoloA Mother Entrusting Her Sons to Christ
Mattia PretiAdoration of the Magi
Ludovico CarracciMadonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist
Vincenzo FoppaConical Vessel with Lug Handles
Art of the Early Dynastic period in EgyptThe Marble Cutter’s
Carlo CarràDavid
Bernardino LuiniMartyrdom of St. Vitalis
Federico Barocci (Federico Fiori)The Lovers
Paris BordonSelf-portrait
Sofonisba AnguissolaAdoration of the Shepherds
Marco PalmezzanoPortrait of Luigi Scaramuccia
Francesco CairoSt. Francis with the Stigmata
Vincenzo CampiAdoration of the Shepherds
Barnaba da Modena (Barnaba Agocchiari)to Barnaba da ModenaSt. Peter
Francesco del CossaMadonna and Child
Niccolò Pisano (Niccolò di Bartolomeo dell'Abrugia)View of the Grand Canal with the Fabbriche Nuove di Rialto
Francesco GuardiMadonna and Child with St. Joseph, St. Catherine and St. Agnes
Antonio CampiChrist Mocked and Crowned with Thorns
Spagnoletto (Jusepe de Ribera)St. Cecilia between St. Tiburtius and Valerianus
Antiveduto GramaticaBauci
Giacomo ManzùEgyptian Gifts to the Israelites
Bernardino LuiniVenus and Cupid
Camillo BoccaccinoPortrait of a Woman
Altobello MelonePortrait of a Painter
Fra' Galgario (Vittore Ghislandi)Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Nicholas, Peter, Bartholomew and Augustine
Nicolò RondinelliThe Elevation of St. Mary Magdalene
Marco d'OggionoStill Life with a Cat
Johannes FytComposition IV
Wols (Otto Wolfgang Schulze)Tuscan House
Ottone RosaiMadonna and Child
Ambrogio LorenzettiAdoration of the Christ Child
Bartolomeo di TommasoMaestà
Alberto SozioMadonna and Child Enthroned with St. Sebastian, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Roch and Members of the Confraternity of San Giovanni Evangelista
Cima da Conegliano (Giovanni Battista Cima)Saint Catherine’s Body Carried by the Angels
Bernardino LuiniSt. Veranus with Two Angels and Six Stories from the Saint’s Legend
Maestro di San VeranoSt. George
Dosso Dossi (Giovanni di Nicolò Luteri)Putti Harvesting Grapes – Putto under a Vine Trellis
Bernardino LuiniRiot in the Gallery
Umberto Boccioni
The Collection Online/ 670 records
Self-Portrait of the Artist at his Easel
Salomon AdlerMadonna and Child (The Greek Madonna)
Giovanni BelliniThe Virgin Commending Saint Dominic to the Redeemer
Paris BordonSaint Paul
Marco d'OggionoRebecca and Eleazar at the Well
Giovanni Battista PiazzettaDoge Francesco Foscari’s Removal (The Two Foscari)
Francesco HayezBlack Topped Red Ware Beaker
Art of Naqada IMarine Still Life with a Lapwing
Filippo De Pisis (Filippo Tibertelli)Coronation of the Virgin with Saints (Valle Romita Polyptych)
Gentile da Fabriano (Gentile di Niccolò di Giovanni di Massio)Urban Landscape with Truck
Mario SironiThe Elevation of St. Mary Magdalene
Marco d'OggionoVertumnus and Pomona in a Garland of Flowers
Jan Philips van ThielenSelf-Portrait
Giorgio MorandiTransfiguration
Pordenone (Giovanni Antonio de' Sacchis)Head of St. Ambrose
Northern Italy MosaicistArchaeologic Walk
Antonietta Raphael de Simon MafaiPortrait of Ugo Foscolo
Andrea AppianiDried Flowers
Mario MafaiPortrait of a Young Man
Giovan Battista MoroniMadonna and Child with Two Angels (“Soli Deo” Madonna)
Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi)Madonna and Child with St. Catherine, St.Ursula, St. George and the Patron, Theodoric of Chur
Simone da CorbettaThe Lamp
Mario SironiOphelia
Arturo MartiniChrist Carrying the Cross
Alessandro MagnascoMythological Scene with The Birth of Adonis in the Background
Bernardino LuiniStudio per Cristo e la samaritana
Simone CantariniBust of a Young Woman
Bernardino LuiniChrist Crucified
Cosmè TuraMadonna and Child
Ambrogio LorenzettiBalance
Osvaldo LiciniMadonna and Child
Romanino (Gerolamo Romani)Temporale
Michele PorsiaThe Transport of the Ark of the Covenant
Nicola MalinconicoVessel
Art of the Early Dynastic period in EgyptAngels
Bernardino LuiniMadonna and Child with Saints, Angels and Federico da Montefeltro (San Bernardino Altarpiece)
Piero della FrancescaSan Domenico revives Napoleone Orsini
Benozzo GozzoliLe Nord-Sud
Gino SeveriniSan Francis of Assisi
Bernardino LaninoMarine Still Life with Scampi
Filippo De Pisis (Filippo Tibertelli)The Garden
Massimo Campigli (Max Ihlenfeldt)St. John the Evangelist
Maestro della Pala SforzescaDual Portrait
Giovanni Agostino da LodiMadonna and Sleeping Child (Madonna of the Veil)
Bergognone (Ambrogio da Fossano)Flowers in a Glass and Book
Filippo De Pisis (Filippo Tibertelli)Venus and Cupid with Two Satyrs in a Landscape
Simone PeterzanoIl Campidoglio visto da piazza Aracoeli a Roma
Anonimo calotipista romanoMadonna and Child
Niccolò Pisano (Niccolò di Bartolomeo dell'Abrugia)Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St. John the Evangelist
Carlo CrivelliBlack Topped Red Ware Beaker with Everted Rim
Art of Naqada I