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What Makes a Masterpiece? Learn What Makes a Great Work of Art Truly Great

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Ages 8-13
Live One-Time Class
In this one time class learners will sharpen their critical thinking about key acknowledged Masterworks in European Art, giving them the skills to appreciate all art going forward. ESL friendly, CEFR level — B1-B2 (intermediate) #creative
Average rating:
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(664 reviews)
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Live video meetings
Meets once
2-6 learners per class
55 min

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Intermediate Level
Kindly note:
This is an ESL friendly class, CEFR  level — B1-B2 (intermediate).
Please feel free to write me via Outschool email with questions.
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From Rembrandt’s The Night Watch to Picasso’s Guernica, Raphael’s School of Athens to Manet’s Bar at the Follies Bergere, there is a remarkable consensus about which works of art are considered to be true Masterworks of European art.  But what is it exactly about each work that makes it not just memorable but sublime?  Does each generation consider the same works as Masterworks?  Are we all looking at works the same way? What is that seemingly indefinable thing that draws in the viewer that makes a work linger in mind and heart?  In this specially created class geared to 8-12 year olds we will expand our critical thinking about acknowledged Masterworks of European art.  We will consider all of these questions and give learners the skills and confidence to appreciate all art going forward. All images of art will be displayed for interactive  learner discussion.  No experience necessary, just be willing to look and to think!

Learning Goals

Learners ages 8-13 will expand their critical thinking to truly engage with works of art to give them the confidence  to appreciate all art going forward.

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Parental Guidance
Artistic work from the Greek and Roman and European tradition include classical nudes (such as the Apollo Belvedere) Christian art (examples from Giotto, El Greco, Raphael), response to war (Picasso's Guarnica).
Supply List
A listing of all art works and artists considered in this class will be provided to learners.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Examples of source materials for this curriculum include: Gardner’s Art Through the Ages What is a Masterpiece? Sir Kenneth Clark Artists on Art, Ed. Robert Goldwater Principles of Art History: The Problem of Style in Later Art by Heinrich Wolfflin The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich

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Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from The University of Michigan, 1982 Honors in The History of Art, Does not Expire
Trained in art history at The University of Michigan, I successfully created, and for several years taught, a full high school level art history class.  

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