Visual Worlds and Artistic Elements · Drawing and Composition

Storytelling Through Portraiture

Examining historical and contemporary portraits to understand how artists represent identity.

Key Questions

  1. 1What do the objects in the background of this portrait tell us about the person?
  2. 2How can an artist show a person's personality without using words?
  3. 3Why might an artist choose to paint a self portrait instead of a landscape?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Visual Arts - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Worlds and Artistic Elements
Period: Drawing and Composition

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