START WITH ART: Exotic Landscape

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Title: Exotic Landscape

Artist: Henri Rousseau

Date: 1910

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 130.2 x 162.6 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• "Exotic Landscape" by Henri Rousseau features a lush jungle with lots of plants and animals. What do you think it would be like to explore this jungle in real life?

• What makes this landscape painting seem fantastical or dreamlike to you? Are there any elements that look different from what you might see in your own environment?

• If you could step into this painting and become a part of the scene, what sounds and smells do you imagine you'd encounter?