ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
**Who are you?
**What is portraiture?
**How do artists use the art of portraiture to construct and reflect identity?
**Who are you?
**What is portraiture?
**How do artists use the art of portraiture to construct and reflect identity?
1. THE PORTRAIT
WHAT IS A PORTRAIT?
Click HERE for an overview of portraiture from Annenberg Learner.
Watch the video carefully, focusing specifically on WHAT A PORTRAIT IS.
Click HERE for an overview of portraiture from Annenberg Learner.
Watch the video carefully, focusing specifically on WHAT A PORTRAIT IS.
Is It A Portrait? -
1. Closely observe ONE of these portraits.
2. Read the linked article, which will provide analysis and context.
3. Support your assigned claim with THREE pieces of strong, specific evidence from your own observations as well as the learning from the article.
4. Pull this information into a well-constructed, carefully edited paragraph.
1. Closely observe ONE of these portraits.
2. Read the linked article, which will provide analysis and context.
3. Support your assigned claim with THREE pieces of strong, specific evidence from your own observations as well as the learning from the article.
4. Pull this information into a well-constructed, carefully edited paragraph.
Is It A Portrait? - Use the appropriate Padlet board below to post your claim, evidence, commentary.
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2. Roman Portraiture
3. Van Eyck
4. Rembrandt Van Rijn
5. Velazquez
6. Johannes Vermeer
As presented in the film, who is the girl from the portrait and why did Vermeer paint her?
Based on the article, who is the girl from the portrait and why did Vermeer paint her?
Discuss how the film is a portrait of the artist Vermeer.
Based on the article, who is the girl from the portrait and why did Vermeer paint her?
Discuss how the film is a portrait of the artist Vermeer.
7. Vincent Van Gogh
For a full biography of Vincent Van Gogh, including both video and text, CLICK HERE.
For a full selection of letters written by Van Gogh himself, CLICK HERE.
For a full selection of letters written by Van Gogh himself, CLICK HERE.
Frida Kahlo
George Ella Lyon
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3. THE POWER PORTRAIT
Kehinde Wiley
Click HERE for a portion of the NPR interview, "The Exquisite Dissonance of Kehinde Wiley"
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4. THE COMMEMORATIVE PORTRAIT
Marilyn Monroe
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Pablo Picasso's Women
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There is no doubt that Picasso loved women and women loved him. He had many loves in his life and he portrayed them all through his art. Watch the video below to see how Picasso honored the women in his life.
The Film Biography
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