START WITH ART: Still Life with Melon
Good morning! We begin each day by examining a piece of art from history. Today’s artwork is pictured below. Take a look, then read the questions to the students/children in your life and watch how starting the day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!
Title: Still Life with Melon
Artist: Şeker Ahmed Paşa
Date: 1866
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 33 x 46.5
Start with Art Questions:
- What colors do you see in the painting. How do they make you feel?
- What fruit is depicted? Have you ever tasted one? Does the painting make you want to eat it?
- If you could add another object (fruit, bug, flower, animal, etc.) to this painting, what would it be and why?
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