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The NGV

Hannah

The NGV was a very fun experience and taught me lots of new things. I loved the way all of the paintings were detailed, and were preserved in very good condition. It was very amusing learning about Cleopatra and the party she had with Marc Antony. We also walked around the NGV in 3 separate groups and it was very fun to see a lot of statues and ancient artifacts like a mummy casket. It was also really fun going past the ancient Egypt exhibit where I saw a lot of different carvings in wood that had different hidden meanings. During my time at the NGV I learnt that artists during the Renaissance period didn't write their name on their paintings, they left unique hidden meanings on their paintings like Giovanni Battista who left his mark by drawing the same dog in two of his pictures. The two different pictures with the dogs were the Banquet of Cleopatra and the Finding of Moses where you can see there is a grey hound sitting on the corner of each painting. 

The Banquet of Cleopatra

The Finding of Moses

Emily

Once we arrived at the NGV we went to our lockers to put our bags away then we split off into small groups. I was in a group with Miss B. After we went exploring around the museum.

In our groups we went with a teacher from the NGV. We made 3D Renaissance style cup holders then we went back to school.

Abigail

The NGV was amazing! I learnt so many things and I saw even more.  Going here made me appreciate art even more. The only downside: in some places you can’t use pens. I think that even if you're a massive art critic, you can still find something to your liking.

The Italian workshop was also very cool! You make custom sleeves and decorate them. I thought it was fun to see the differences of  art. One thing I learnt was that artists during the Renaissance helped project the impression of the character's emotion through dogs or cats.