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AWESOME ART MUSEUMS AND PAINTINGS. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. THE LOUVRE. WE ARE TRAVELING TO PARIS, FRANCE . PARIS, FRANCE THE EIFFEL TOWER. THE LOUVRE.
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AWESOME ART MUSEUMS AND PAINTINGS MUSEUM OF MODERN ART THE LOUVRE
The Louvre is located on the Right Bank of the Siene River in Paris, France. Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 19th century are exhibited within it.The museum opened in 1793.It is the world’s most visited museum.
Visit the Louvre http://www.louvre.fr/en/homepage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvre Learn About Art http://www.louvre.fr/en/tales-of-the-museum
THE GRAND GALLERY INSIDE THE LOUVRE
Meet Leonardo da Vinci Born in 1452 Renowned as a painter. Revered for his technological ingenuity. A GENIUS!
More About Da Vinci http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci http://makingartfun.com/htm/f-maf-art-library/leonardo-da-vinci-biography.htm http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/02/17/leonardo-da-vinci-for-kids-2/ http://www.brainpop.com/science/famousscientists/leonardodavinci/preview.weml
Mona Lisa has been acclaimed as “the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, and the most parodied work of art in the world!”
The Mona LisaA Closer Look http://musee.louvre.fr/oal/joconde/indexEN.html http://www.louvre.fr/en/routes/masterpieces-0
The painting is thought to be a portrait of a woman named Lisa Gherardini. It is done with oil paint on a poplar panel and is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506. She has been hanging at the Louvre since 1797.
LET’S TRAVEL BACK TO THE UNITED STATES AND NEW YORK CITY TO VISIT ANOTHER ART MUSEUM!
Visit The Museum of Modern Art at http://www.moma.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_Of_Modern_Art
Located in Midtown Manhattan. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art.
It is often identified as being the most influential museum of modern art in the world!
Museum of Modern ArtLinks and Interactives http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/ Check out the online activities for teens at http://www.moma.org/learn/teens/online
He was a Dutch painter whose paintings are known for their emotional honesty, rough beauty, and bold colors.His most famous painting is calledStarry Night. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2007/10/vincent-van-gogh.html
The Starry Night was painted in 1889. It is oil on canvas. It has been hanging at The Museum of Modern Art since 1941. Van Gogh painted this depiction of the view outside his sanitarium window in southern France.
Starry Night links and interactives.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starry_Nighthttp://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/audios/3/1004http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79802