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J. Paul Getty Museum: Writing About Art: Comparing Portraits

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Students will compare and contrast an academic and an Impressionist portrait through a writing exercise and discussion. Each student will then write a formal commission letter to one of the artists, requesting a portrait. Adaptations for different grade levels are included.

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Concepts
descriptive writing
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Additional Tags
3.2.2 compare and contrast the creative work of others., academic painting, edgar degas, franz xaver winterhalter, impressionist painting, the j. paul getty museum: writing about art: comparing portraits, compare and contrast artworks
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional