The Teacher (School Lesson)

The teacher stands at the slate board in red shoes, pointer resting on a column of figures, one hand at her collar. At the desk in front of her a girl with plaits sits upright while a boy in a rust jacket props his head on his fist. To the right a globe on a stand, a stack of books and an open ledger cover the desk, with a waste basket of crumpled paper at its foot. A satchel and dropped books lie on the tiled floor, and the base carries the word Scuola.