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PBS Parents: Matisse Cut-Outs
So, studying Henri Matisse in Art History isn’t engaging your students? Try using netTrekker’s refinement menu for Interactive Media. netTrekker can help you find sites that get your students actively involved in learning and creating their own “Matisse like” work. For example, today’s Site of the Day features a simple, fun game for young learners that allows them to create a design inspired by the work of artist Henri Matisse. Students get to learn about layering, manipulating shapes and other elements of art and design.
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Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute: John Constable: Malvern Hall
Today’s Site of the Day features video commentary on a characteristic Constable landscape, with insightful remarks about how the painting is lit. This is one of sixteen video commentaries on primarily 19th century paintings, all of which are available from a link on this page.
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Louvre: A Closer Look: “The Virgin and Child with Chancellor Rolin” by Van Eyck
What are all the details you miss when you look at a painting? Get a closer look with the Louvre at the Virgin and Child painting, and you will be amazed at the details that are revealed and what they mean!
Today’s Site of the Day features a full-featured exploration of the portrait of the Virgin and Child by Van Eyck. With insightful descriptions, analysis, and interpretative commentary, the site leaves you wanting to take a closer look at many other famous paintings to discover their hidden details.
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The Art of Set Design: “The Light in the Piazza”
Today’s Site of the Day features an audio slide show narrated by the set designer for the Tony Award-winning musical “The Light in the Piazza.” The slide show discusses the set designer’s art, as well as inspirations for both the exterior scenes of Florentine piazzas and the interiors of the Uffizi Gallery. Slides include the designer’s drawings and models as well as images from an actual performance!
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