Venetian Costumes<br>Movie: <i>The Italian Job</i>

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Venetian Costumes
Movie: The Italian Job
By Cynthia Kirkeby
Dec 8, 2006, 08:20 PST

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� Paramount Picture

Film: The Italian Job

MPAA Rating: PG - 13

Grade Level: 1 - 12, College

Subject: Geography, History

Keywords: Venice the sinking city, Venice Italy, Venice, Venetian costumes, Venetian costuming, Renaissance costumes, Renaissance clothing, Italian Renaissance clothing, ClassBrain, Movies in the Classroom, teaching with movies, teaching with films, geography, Italy

Author: Cynthia Kirkeby

Affiliation: ClassBrain, Inc.

Date: 7 June 2003

Duration: 1-2 Classes

Background: The beginning of the Italian Job takes place in Venice, Italy. Take a look at what life was like during the Italian Renaissance.

Project:
Part One: Choose one or more of the costume pages. Color or paint the costume.
(Younger students can stop at this point.)
Part Two: Research what life was like in Renaissance Venice for the person you’ve chosen. Write a paper explaining what life was like for this individual. Include topics such as their circle of influence, daily duties, friends, wife or husband, etc.

Worksheets:
Click on the picture you would like to open.
PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Required)