Draghi, miti e leggende
Meet the female authors and illustrators who brought the fairy tale to life
Dragons have been part of our literature and folklore as far back as we can remember.
Musical instruments transformed into dragons, monsters or other legendary creatures.
In Europe and the Middle East the dragon was a legendary creature of evil. But are the dragons of myth based on reality?
At the edges of the known world, in the depths of the seas, great monsters lurk. Based on myths and travellers' tales artists and mapmakers gave them form.
Depictions of animals in mediaeval times required a good memory - and, occasionally, a vivid imagination.
Risorse educative
English, Language subjects - Lower secondary, Primary school
Art, English, History, STEAM - Upper secondary
English, Language subjects - Secondary school
History, Art, Language subjects - Upper Secondary
Art, English, Language subjects - Upper secondary