START WITH ART: Young Girl Reading

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Title: Young Girl Reading

Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard

Date: 1769

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 81.1 x 64.8 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• What do you think the young girl in the painting "Young Girl Reading" by Jean Honoré Fragonard is reading? 

• The artist used soft, flowing lines and warm colors in this painting. How do these artistic choices make you feel when you look at the artwork? Does it remind you of a particular time or place? 
• What do you think makes this scene so captivating and timeless?