AP Art History class visits St. Louis Basilica

Lindsey Lorsbach, Staff writer
December 11, 2017

Ms. Jessica Wynn’s AP Art History class visited the St. Louis Basilica for their second field trip of the 2017-2018 school year. Their first field trip was to the Science Center for the King Tut exhibit.

This class may be unfamiliar to many Pattonville students and parents because this is the first year AP Art History has been offered as a class.

She recommends the new class for Pattonville students interested in the subject.

“It has the largest chronology of any history class,” she said. “Lovers of art, history, and the humanities will further their knowledge of sculpture, architecture, painting, and sociology.”

Although she only teaches one section of the course consisting of six students, she looks forward to educating many students about this subject matter in the future.

A Catholic nun lectured the AP group about the history and architecture of the Basilica.
One of four casts in the United States of Pietá is housed in the St. Louis Basilica

 

 

Emily takes photos of the ceiling mosaics.

 

 

The light reflected perfectly on the sculpture and apse mosaics.

 

A stained-glass rose window is featured above the entrance to the seating.