Stories in Art · Art History and Narrative

Reading a Painting

Analyzing famous artworks to identify characters, settings, and plots.

Key Questions

  1. 1What do you think happened just before this scene was painted?
  2. 2How does this piece make you feel and why?
  3. 3What clues in the picture tell us where the story takes place?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Looking and RespondingNCCA: Primary - Drawing
Class/Year: 1st Year
Subject: Creative Explorations: Foundations of Visual Art
Unit: Stories in Art
Period: Art History and Narrative

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