START WITH ART: Autumn

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the painting pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Autumn

Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Date: 1572

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 91.44 x 70.17 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• How do the individual fruits, vegetables, and leaves come together to form the figure in this painting? 

• What do you think Arcimboldo was trying to communicate by using natural elements to depict a person?

• The colors of Autumn reflect the season’s richness and harvest. How do these warm tones and textures influence your perception of the figure’s personality or mood?

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