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ART HISTORY FOR CHILDREN

IMPRESSIONISM: ZURBARÁN AND MONET Àrea: Arts and Crafts Autoria: Anna Alsina Armengol

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ART HISTORY FOR CHILDREN IMPRESSIONISM: ZURBARÁN AND MONET

Material elaborat durant la realització de la formació adreçada als docents que implementen el pilotatge del GEP (Grup d’Experimentació per al Plurilingüisme) durant el curs 2015-2016, realitzada amb el/la Susan Pexton, formador/a de Cambridge University Press. SG de Llengua i Plurilingüisme Servei de Llengües Estrangeres Gener, 2016

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Read the biographies of two famous painters, F. de Zurbarán and C.

Monet, in order to learn about their life and some of their art pieces.

After reading the biographies, answer questions about the painters to

gain a better understanding of them and their works.

It is a good point to use charts to structure basic ideas and content.

Adapt the work Still Life, by Zurbarán, for the 21st century.

Explore and use different kinds of art materials and techniques to

make your picture. You will gain a sense of pride that will be reflected in

your creativity.

Work in groups to prepare and give an oral presentation about the

main characteristics of the Impressionist art movement.

Assess your oral presentation and your role as a team member (self-

assessment).

Your work and effort will be praised. So that, your works will be

posted on the school’s corridor.

Use English as much as you can to improve your speaking skills.

If you do not understand something, it is important to ask for another

lecture.

Ten tips for learning success

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Bodegón – Still life. Francisco de Zurbaran, 1960. The Prado Museum, Madrid.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Zurbaran_-_Bodegon.jpg

The church at Vernon. Claude Monet. 1960. Donald and Jean Stralen collection, New York.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ergsart/22166473188/in/photolist-zLLYdd-A5izZe

Impressionism: Zurbarán and Monet

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CLAUDE MONET Biography. Painter (1840 - 1926)

Claude Monet was a famous French painter. His work gave a name to the art movement

Impressionism, which consisted in capturing light and natural forms. His works can be

seen in museums around the world.

Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840, in Paris (France). He lived with his

father, Adolphe, who worked in his family's business, and his mother, Louise, who took

care of the family.

Monet did not like being in a classroom because he was more

interested in being outside. At an early age, Monet developed

a love of drawing. While his mother supported his artistic

efforts, Monet's father wanted him to go into business.

In 1859, Monet decided to move to Paris and he started

studying art at the Academie Suisse. Monet became famous

in Paris, when the art show Salon chose two of his paintings,

which were marine landscapes.

Some Claude Monet’s most famous works are: Impression Sunrise, Water Lilies, Trees

in Winter View of Bonecourt and La Promenade. Monet sometimes got frustrated with

his work and it is said that he destroyed a high number of paintings (500 works).

Monet captured the essence of the natural world using strong colours and bold and

short brushes. The Impressionists were supplanted by the Cubist movement, led by

Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.

Monet died on December 5, 1926, at his home in Giverny. Before he died, he wrote,

"My only merit is having painted directly in front of nature."

Text adapted from: http://www.biography.com

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Landscape: natural scenery

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FRANCISCO DE ZURBARÁN Biography. Painter (1598 - 1664)

Francisco de Zurbarán was a Spanish Baroque painter who mastered a naturalistic style.

The majority of his work followed religious themes.

Francisco de Zurbarán was born on November 7, 1598, probably

in Fuente de Cantos, Spain. As a teenager, he studied painting,

and soon was creating pieces for monasteries in Spain. Later,

Zurbarán also sent his paintings to the New World.

As he mainly worked for monastic orders, the majority of

Zurbarán's work consisted of religious imagery. Many of his

paintings are simple and show his naturalistic style, as well as

his ability in using light and shadow.

Zurbarán's secular pieces include Still Life images, such as Still Life with Lemons,

Oranges and a Rose and Labors of Hercules series painted for the Buen Retiro Palace

in Madrid.

In the 1640s, monasteries offered fewer commissions, reducing his opportunities. With

his domestic market in decline, Zurbarán went to the New World. In the 1650s, he

once again focused on domestic commissions, but Zurbarán didn’t earn the high prices

he once had.

Zurbarán moved to Madrid with his third wife and he died there, on August 27, 1664.

Today, Zurbarán’s paintings mark him as a leading painter from the Spanish Baroque

period.

Text adapted from: http://www.biography.com

Teenager: young man, adolescent

Secular: not related with religion

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Explicit Complete the following chart about the works.

TITLE OF THE WORK PAINTER PREDOMINANT COLOURS

Complete the following chart about the painters.

NAME OF THE PAINTER

BIRTH DATE

DEATH DATE

PLACE OF BIRTH

ART PIECES

NAME OF THE PAINTER

BIRTH DATE

DEATH DATE

PLACE OF BIRTH

ART PIECES

Implicit In the first work, where do you think the light comes from? Why?

I think that the light comes from ................................................ because ................

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Activities

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In which season do you think the second work was painted? Why?

I think that the second work was painted in ................................ because .................

......................................................................................................................................

In Monet’s biography you can read that “While his mother supported his

artistic efforts, Monet's father wanted him to go into business”. After reading

this information, can you imagine his father’s personality?

I think that Monet’s father was ......................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................

Referential In The church at Vernon, by Claude Monet, why do you think the artist

decided to paint it during the day? Do you like it? Why / Why not?

Claude Monet decided to paint it during the day because ............................................

In my opinion, The church at Vermon is .......................................................................

......................................................................................................................................

The utensils that F. de Zurbarán painted in Still life (1960) are not very

common at the moment. Which use do you think they had? Try to put

yourself in Zurbaran’s shoes and adapt his work for the 21st century. You

must take into account the work’s location, the setting, the colours and

the utensils which appear on it.

I think that in the past, people used the utensils that Zurbarán painted for ..................

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Read again the biographies of the two painters and circle the correct

answer.

Francisco de Zurbarán created pieces for monasteries in…

a) Seville

b) Paris

c) Turin

Francisco de Zurbarán moved to the New World because…

a) he wanted to travel abroad.

b) he needed other work opportunities.

c) he had family there.

Claude Monet gave a name to the art movement…

a) Impressionism

b) Cubism

c) Baroque

Claude Monet captured the essence of the natural world painting…

a) outdoors

b) indoors

c) when he travelled by train.

Let’s play a game: click on the following links and do the jigsaw puzzles.

Then, complete the information bellow.

http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=082cbf449346

Water Lilies is an art work by .........................................

http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=076e8d652889

Virgin Mercy with the Carthusian Monks is an art work by ..................................

Revision

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Find out words in the texts which mean the following. You can use your

dictionary.

When an object blocks light: ................................

A married woman: .................................

A tool with hairs that is used for cleaning or painting something: ..........................

Step by step:

· Work in groups of 4 or 5 pupils.

· Work together and choose one or two of the following websites. Take into

account the level of difficulty of each one!

WEBSITE LINK LEVEL OF

DIFFICULTY

Art History for Children: Impressionism

http://victoriarestrepo.com/2012/08/23/art-history-for-children-impressionism/

What is... Impressionism? http://kids1.tate.org.uk/blog/what-is-impressionism/

Impressionism (late 1800s)

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753926

Art History and Artists: Impressionism

http://www.ducksters.com/history/art/impressionism.php

Impressionism http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com.es/2007/09/impressionism.html

Monet and Impressionism http://giverny.org/museums/american/kids/monetgb.htm

· Read carefully the information of the websites.

· Translate the words which you do not understand.

· Read again the information and try to understand it.

· Divide the information into some parts.

Extension

Project: oral presentation

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Group work Planning

NAME

RESPONSIBLE FOR…

POWER POINT SLIDES

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

We are going to tell us about…

· Choose a tittle for your Power Point presentation.

· Prepare your Power Point presentation. USEFUL TIPS:

Some simple sample PowerPoint presentations can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akep5RMpc24

http://theatre.pppst.com/dance.html

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Use lots of pictures. Remember that you are doing a presentation, not reading to the

class. Your slides should include pictures, not only text.

Use a simple slide design. Have a solid colour as your background and use fonts that

are easy to read (Arial and Calibri are two that are easy to read).

Rehearse at home. The only way to get comfortable presenting in front of your class is to

rehearse at home.

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Evaluate your own group’s presentation using the following criteria. Give

yourself a mark out of 12.

4 3 2 1 POINTS

Speaking My speaking was confident

and I didn’t read my notes.

My speaking was mostly

confident. I read some of my

notes.

My speaking needed more

practice to do it with confidence.

I read on the slides.

My speaking was not

prepared. I read my notes and the slides.

Content My classmates understood me

because the information was

very clear to follow.

My classmates understood me

without too much difficulty.

My classmates did not

understand me very well

because the information was

difficult to follow.

Content was insufficient or

it wasn’t completed.

Power Point presentation

We prepared an excellent PowerPoint without too

much text on the slides.

We prepared a very good

PowerPoint but with too much text to read on

the slides.

Our presentation

was poor and it had too much

text on the slides.

Our presentation was poor and

it was not finished.

TOTAL /12

Now, evaluate yourself as a team member.

TEAMWORK

As a team member... I did all my work. My classmates did some of

my work. My classmates did all of my

work.

I helped my classmates. I only helped my classmaes when they asked me.

I didn’t help my classmates.

I listen to my classmates. I listened to some of my classmates.

I didn’t listen to my classmnates.

I shared my ideas. I shared some of my ideas. I didn’t share my ideas.

I helped my group to solve problems.

I waited for my group to solve most of the problems.

I didn’t help the group solve problems.

How many have you got? ……………………………

Assessment

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In this unit, DID I…

□ Read the biographies of two famous painters, F. de Zurbarán and C.

Monet and I learnt about their life and some of their art pieces?

□ Answer questions about the painters to gain a better understanding of

them and their works?

□ Use charts to structure basic ideas and content?

□ Adapt the work Still Life, by Zurbarán, for the 21st century?

□ Explore and use different kinds of art materials and techniques to make

my picture?

□ Work in groups to prepare and give an oral presentation about the

main characteristics of the Impressionism movement?

□ Assess my oral presentation and my role as a team member?

□ Use English as much as I could to improve my speaking skills?

□ Ask for another lecture when I did not understand the concepts and

tasks I had to do?

Checklist