The Dictation Lesson

The Dictation Lesson
Artist	Demetrio Cosola
Year	1891 (1891)
Medium	Pastel on panel
Dimensions	185 cm× 95 cm(73 in× 37 in)
Location	Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin

The Dictation Lesson (in italian: Il dettato) is a painting of italian verismo painter Demetrio Cosola. The painting is housed in Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art. ^{[1] [2]} It is a symbolic representation of the establishment of public education in the Kingdom of Italy immediately after unification, and the opening of schools to women, both as pupils and teachers. ^{[3] [2]}

Other versions of the painting

1890 version of the painting, without the teacher

Cosola painted other two smaller versions of The Dictation Lesson (both oil on canvas): one dated 1890 without the teacher, ad a second one with a nun instead, titled The Kindergarten. ^[3]

References

1. Gianna Masini. "Il dettato di Demetrio Cosola" (in Italian). Retrieved August 28, 2022.
2. "Il dettato". www.doc.mode.unibo.it (in Italian). 1891. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
3. "Il dettato". Memoria Scolastica (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-08-28.