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Pieter Bruegel (1527?-1569). 4 th Grade Art in the Classroom. The Renaissance. In the early 1500s, painters mostly painted portraits People were painted to look soft and round, ‘angelic’ Many paintings were “Madonnas”, paintings of Mary & Jesus. Raphael’s Tempi Madonna, 1508.
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Pieter Bruegel(1527?-1569) 4th Grade Art in the Classroom
The Renaissance • In the early 1500s, painters mostly painted portraits • People were painted to look soft and round, ‘angelic’ • Many paintings were “Madonnas”, paintings of Mary & Jesus Raphael’s Tempi Madonna, 1508
Bruegel Studies Painting • Pieter Bruegel grew up in Belgium • He traveled to Italy in 1552 to study painting • In 1553 he moved to Antwerp and started painting landscapes resembling what he’d seen in his travels • In his paintings he depicted peasants doing everyday activities The Wedding Feast, 1568
Netherlandish Proverbs • What is a proverb? • There are over 100 proverbs in this painting, many of which are still in use today. • Can you find any?
Children’s Games • How many children do you think are in this painting? • How many different games are painted here? • Are any of the games painted games you still play?
The Project • What games do you play when you go out for recess? • Draw & color yourself playing one of those games or doing a play activity. • Cut out the drawing of yourself playing. We will take all of the drawings and glue them onto a background to make our own version of Bruegel’s Children’s Games painting.