School Tours: French Art
Grades 6–12
This tour is temporarily unavailable due to gallery reinstallations.
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This tour gives students a taste of French art and explores a variety of themes, such as artistic styles, portraits of historical personalities, scenes from everyday life, and images of patronage and power.
Looking and Learning Skills
During four to six tour stops, students engage in activities—such as looking exercises and working in small groups—that foster conversations about works of art. The following skills are promoted:
- Making and voicing careful observations
- Formulating questions that demonstrate curiosity and engagement
- Comparing different works of art and articulating connections between them
- Reasoning with evidence from the works themselves—seeing the works of art as primary sources from which to gather ideas about French art and culture
- Developing new ideas about French art, culture, and history
- Connecting tour ideas to prior knowledge and experience
Group Size: Up to 60 students
Length: 60 minutes
Meeting Location: West Building, Rotunda, Main Floor
Pre-Visit Materials
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General information
What is object-based teaching and learning?
How can I prepare my students for this tour?
What Gallery resources are available on this theme?
- NGAClassroom: Picturing France
- NGALoanfinder: Inquiring Eye: Impressionism
- NGALoanfinder: Inquiring Eye: Post-Impressionism
- Online tours: French 17th Century
- Online tours: French 18th Century
- Online tours: French 19th Century