II.4.5. INTRODUCTION TO THE LOUVRE

MESSAGES FROM ROMANS, BIBLICAL FIGURES OR THE GODS

Adults show kids how to look beneath the surface... 

The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault, 1819

For the key to this painting, please click.

And kids show adults the gift of observation: "Mommy, look at the vampire!," an eight-year-old cried out:

Dante's Barque,1822

 

 

"That's the best part of my painting!,"

 the young artist had said.

-- Eugène Delacroix, age 26

Starters:

For adults and older children, 

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• The Mona Lisa, one masterpiece among a multitude

• Art that tells stories: Rubens's paintings for a queen

• To find the most famous works of the huge museum...

• Save the blockbusters for last

• Outdoor ending

• Rewards

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The Mona Lisa, one masterpiece among a multitude