The Dictation Lesson

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]

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

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]