The National Gallery website has a lot of interesting resources relating to painters and paintings. Be sure to check out the zoomable pictures where you can use a 'picture navigator' to discover exciting and often surprising details not evident in the smaller images. The accompanying commentaries are invariably fascinating.
LESSON IDEAS
1. Students choose a painting and write a text saying why they chose it, what it represents and what they think about it.
1. Students choose a painting and write a text saying why they chose it, what it represents and what they think about it.
2. Show students paintings using PowerPoint and get them to give their reaction.
