Class: ΣΤ 5

TABLEAU VIVANT

GRADE 6 (ST’ 5)

MAY 2015

TABLEAU VIVANT

• Teacher: Elena Liakou• Class: ΣΤ 5• Number of students: 18• Duration of project: one week• Age of students: 11/12• Years of learning English: 4

• Tableau Vivant which is borrowed from the French language means ‘living picture’. Throughout the duration of the display people do not speak or move. My goals for this project were for students to expand their vocabulary and to view and learn something about authentic pieces of artwork and gain an appreciation of art. I also wanted them to create their own artwork. After a class discussion, they were given a handout with specific instructions on how to go about doing the project. They were assigned to do research on a famous artist and create a ‘famous artist reference card’ along with a picture of one of their masterpieces. The students then had to create a living version of this famous painting by assuming the pose and facial expression of the subject. Here are some samples of their work.

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec

Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa

Biography• Born: 24 November 1864 Albi , Tarn , France• Died: 9 September 1901 (age 36)• Nationality : French• Known for : painting, printmaking, louche lifestyle• Masterpiece : Madame Poupoule at Her Dressing

Table• Year : 1898 • Type : Post- Impressionism• Dimensions : 60,8 x 49,6 cm• Location : Musée Toulouse-Lautrec Albi, France• By Constandina Dalaka

Madame Poupoule at Her Dressing Table

Madame Poupoule at Her Dressing Table (living version)

Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 and he died in 1519.He was an Italian artist and he is

known for two paintings, ‘’Mona Lisa’’ and ‘’The Last Supper’’ . The Mona Lisa is believed to have

been painted between 1503-1506. It is only 77cmx53cm and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. It is on permanent display at the

Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797.By Philippa Vlahopoulou

Leonardo Da Vinci-Mona Lisa

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

• Born: July 11, 1834, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States• Died: July 17, 1903, London, United Kingdom• Parents: George Washington Whistler, Anna McNeill Whistler• Periods: Aestheticism, Modern art, Tonalism, Grand manner• Siblings: William Whistler• Nationality : American• Education : United States Military Academy, West Point, New York• Known for : Painting• Movement: Founder of Tonalism• Awards : 1. 1884, elected honorary member, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Bavaria,

Germany2. 1892, made an officer of the Légion d'honneur, France3. 1898, charter member and first president of the International Society of

Sculptors, Painters and Gravers

4. By : Susanna Kortessi

Whistler’s Mother

Whistler’s Mother (me)

DAVID MUNCH• David Munch is a Norwegian painter and graphic artist.• Born in 1863-Died in 1944.• His themes are pain,death and perverse love.• In ‘’The Scream’’,we have a vision of neurotic panic.• Influenced by the work of the German Expressionists.

By : Tassos Thalassinos

““THE SCREAM”THE SCREAM”by DAVID MUNCHby DAVID MUNCH

““THE SCREAM”THE SCREAM”by MEby ME

Nikephoros Lytras

Born: Tinos year 1832Died: Athens year 1904

Nationality: GreekKnown for :Great Artist

Masterpiece: The WaitingYear: 1895 -1900

Type: Oil on CanvasDimensions: 68x50 cm

Location: National Gallery of GreeceBy Danae Krommida

Norman RockwellNorman Rockwell was born on February 3rd 1894 and died on November 8th 1978.He was an American,known for his paintings and his drawing skills.His most famous painting is Willie Gillis,which was made from 1941 to 1946.It

was a fictional character for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of eleven issues of ‘The Post’.The subsequent 280 mm x

360mm.Now present in the ‘Norman Rockwell Museum’.

By Mihalis Kerassotis

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Name of artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir Born: 25 February 1841, Limoges, FranceDied: 3 December 1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceNationality: FrenchKnown for: DrawingMasterpiece: Young girl in a straw hatYear: 1884Type: PortraitDimensions: 56x46 cmLocation: Private Collection

By: Feni Floraki

Johannes VermeerBorn: 31 October 1632

Died: 15 December 1675Nationality: Dutch

Known for: important painterMasterpiece: Girl With A Pearl Earring

Year: 1665Type: mystery

Dimensions: 45x50Location: The Hague

By Evgenia Aravossi

Evgenia Aravosi

The Red Cape Claude MonetBorn : 14 November 1840Died : 5 December 1926 (aged 86)Nationality : FrenchKnown for : Painter Masterpiece : The Red Cape Year : 1870Movement: ImpressionismDimensions : 80 x 100 cm (oil on canvas)Location : The Cleveland Museum of ArtBy: Ellie Psaltakou

Rene Magritte

• Rene Magritte• Born:21 november1898• Died:15 August 1967• Nationality: Belgian• Known for :his great works of

art like ‘The Son of Man’• Type: oil on canvas• Dimensions: 116cm x 89 cm• Location: Private collection• Movement : Surrealism

• By Alexandros Chryssanthidis

THE SON OF MAN(Rene Magritte)

THE SON OF MAN(me)