START WITH ART: Still Life with Wild Strawberries

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the oil painting pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Still Life with Wild Strawberries

Artist: Adriaen Coorte

Date: 1705

Medium: Oil on panel

Dimensions: 16.5 x 14 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• Describe this painting. What do you see? 

• How does the artist capture details in the painting? Look at the seeds, for example. How are the seeds painted?

• Would you like to snack on these wild strawberries?

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