ERASMUS+ PROJECT

1. A JUMP IN THE PAST…
THE BIG ITALIAN ICONS
Italy is formed by a sequence of
historical events that have made it as
we see it today.
It is characterized by a series of
famous man and women who have
written the history

2. MARCO POLO
• Marco Polo was an Italian trader and
explorer. He was born in 1254 in Venice
and dead in 1324.He wrote “The Million”
where he talked about his travel in Asia.

3. DANTE ALIGHIERI
• Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet and
writer.He was born in September 1265 in
Florence.His most important work is the
masterpiece of word literature «La Divina
Commedia».

4. GIOTTO
•Giotto was an Italian painter and an
architect from Florence. He was born in
1276.Giotto painted :
• Crocifisso di Santa Maria Novella
• A fresco in the Cappella degli Scrovegni,
Padova

5. LEONARDO DA VINCI
• Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian engineer ,
painter and architect.He was born in 1452.His
most beautiful works are “L’ultima Cena” and
“La Gioconda.” He was also famous for his
drawings for ex. the helicopter.

6. MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI
• Michelangelo Buonarroti was an Italian
sculptor, painter and poet . He was born in 1475.
The most important works painted by
Michelangelo are: “Il David”,”Il Giudizio
Universale” and “ La Basilica Di San Pietro”.

7. GALILEO GALILEI
• Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist,
astronomer from Pisa.
He was born in 1564. His most important works
are:”Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del
mondo” and his teory on the Univers.

8. RITA LEVI MONTALCINI
• Rita Levi-Montalcini was an
Italian Nobel , honored for her work in
neurobiology. She was born in 1909 in
Torino and dead in 2012 in Rome.

9. SOPHIA LOREN
• Sophia Loren is an Italian film actress and
singer. She was born in September 1934 in
Rome. She won the Oscar with the film La
Ciociara as the first actress playing in a not-
English language film, in 1991 she was awarded
the Oscar for his career.

10. ROBERTO BENIGNI
• Roberto Benigni is an Italian
actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He
was born in 1952. One of his most famous film is
“La Vita è Bella", which won an Oscar as best
soundtrack, best actor, best foreign film.