Reading Art and the art of reading

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Reading Artand the art of reading

• (Elements of the Short Story)

Monet, Claude. Wisteria. 1919. Oil on canvas.
Paris, Musée Marmottan
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Matisse, Henri. The Music Lesson. 1917. Oil on
canvas. Barnes Foundation, Lincoln University,
Merion, PA, USA.
Based on what you see in this work, what do you
imagine about what was happening immediately
before this moment? What details support your
conjecture? What do these details tell you about
the setting of the painting? How does the artist
emphasize these details to show their importance?
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Henri Matisse. The Music Lesson. 1917. Oil on
canvas. Barnes Foundation, Lincoln University,
Merion, PA, USA.
Imagine you are writing a short story inspired by
this painting. Write the opening paragraph that
would explain the setting and background
information. Using descriptive words, capture
the same images the artist captures on canvas.
Also, imitate the mood that seems evident in the
scene.
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Henri Matisse. The Music Lesson. 1917. Oil on
canvas. Barnes Foundation, Lincoln University,
Merion, PA, USA.
Exposition You have just written an expositionor
introduction to the setting, situation, and main
characters of the plot. Share your exposition
with a neighbor. What differences occur between
your two renditions?
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Reading Artand the art of reading

• (Elements of the Short Story)

Monet, Claude. Wisteria. 1919. Oil on canvas.
Paris, Musée Marmottan
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Isnt it ironic?
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Gardner, Alexander. Home of A Rebel Sharpshooter,
Gettysburg, July 1863. Chrysler Museum of Art.
What incongruity do you see in this photograph?
How did you come to that conclusion?
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Gardner, Alexander. Home of A Rebel Sharpshooter,
Gettysburg, July 1863. Chrysler Museum of Art.
Irony When something occurs that seems different
from what is expected, we have irony.
What would we expect of a sharpshooter? What
has actually happened to this sharpshooter?
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