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Francis Bacon painted pictures based mostly on photographs published in encyclopaedias, popular magazines, the tabloid press, posters and packaging. He was interested in reproductions of paintings by great masters. He used photographs by Muybridge. Photographs, treated by Bacon as tools, were later “worked on” by the artist, becoming the canvas for his paintings. The scenes …

This work emphasises the undeniable need of children to communicate with the environment. One of the communication forms necessary for children is the visual art expression as well, which they spontaneously, nonverbally use from an early age. As part of the mandatory elementary school, the school subject Visual Arts Education develops visual art speech of …

This article begins with a short introduction of the term photography. Then, following its 200-year-old history the main characteristics of its development have been outlined. Also the criteria in choosing the right photography in Italian Language Teaching have been presented. The central part of the article systematically lists numerous activities easily applicable in interpreting photography …