Use this PDF to add art to your literacy lessons, supporting your students’ reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension. Find ideas…
Portraits Today and Yesterday
The day before you do this activity, ask your students to bring in family portraits/photographs or portraits of them and/or…
In-Depth Discussion: François Boucher
Read between the lines: These Rococo paintings by François Boucher (1703–1770) are not as innocent as they might seem. The…
In-Depth Discussion: Joshua Reynolds
Unlike Thomas Gainsborough, who loved current affairs and fashions, Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) was interested in using the past to elevate…
What Is Your Legacy?
Note You may want to begin with the “What Do You Collect?” pre-visit activity as an introduction to this lesson….
Place Yourself
Have your students think about the landscapes they saw in Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Treasures from Kenwood House, London. You…
In-Depth Discussion: J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) is best known for his landscapes, evocative and powerful, of Europe on the brink of…
Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Exhibition Walkthrough
Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: Treasures from Kenwood House, London is an exhibition organized roughly into two sections, beginning with the…
In-Depth Discussion: Edwin Landseer
Edwin Landseer (1802–1873) was a popular portrait painter—of animals! This piece, The Hon. E. S. Russell and His Brother (1834),…
In-Depth Discussion: Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) was a painter who loved landscapes, but who made his money through portraiture. Mary, Countess Howe (ca….
In-Depth Discussion: Ferdinand Bol
Ferdinand Bol (1616–1680) was a student of Rembrandt—as you can probably tell from looking at this painting. In the 1600s…
In-depth Discussion: Rembrandt van Rijn
During his career, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) created over forty self-portraits, using his own image as a way to experiment…