What woman is ranked among the most famous animal painters of the world? 378 G.B.
Of what form of art was Thorwaldsen a master? Notice how this form can tell a story 48 H.T.
Who painted the famous frieze of the Prophets in the Boston Public Library? 89 H.T.
What prophets are represented in each of the four sections? 262, 372, 382, 390 S.A.
Tell the history of the great statue of David by Michael Angelo. 384 H. T.
Murillo, great painter of Madonnas, also painted other pictures. Can you tell the story of the two pictures on 64, 246 H.T.?
An interesting picture is given on page 38 H.T. Can you tell where this family is going and why?
You can tell a story of Jesus from the pictures in the volume, "The Life of Jesus." Follow those in the order suggested and see how much you can tell about Jesus' life from pages 16, 40, 48, 52, 56, 76, 114, 232, 236, 274, 312.
The pictures of Jesus that we see most often were painted by Hofmann. This artist has painted a great many pictures of Jesus and several are given in the volume, "The Life of Jesus," on pages 84, 164, 210, 266. Would you know from looking at them that these pictures were all painted by the same man? Why?
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest of Italian painters. What is his most famous picture? 252 L.J.
Can you explain who the men are, represented in this picture (252 L.J.), and what they are all talking about? Do you know why Jesus' face is so sad? Look on page 256 L.J. for a larger picture of the face of Jesus. This is a study made by Da Vinci for his great painting, "The Last Supper," and is called "The Unfinished Christ." It is said of this picture: "Never had such a vision of the face come to mortal before. Never has it been approached in beauty or power by any painter since."
The following is an interesting observation test as well as a help in fixing the beautiful stories in mind. Turn to the picture on page 254 G.B. Ask the child to examine it closely for a few minutes and then tell you in detail what he sees in the picture. Some children will see many things, others will need suggestions to help them in bringing out { 25} the interesting points of characters and setting. After the picture is well in mind turn to page 251 G.B. and read the story of Palm Sunday, letting the child fit his observations to the story.