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Piero di Cosimo, Vulcan and Aeolus (detail), c. 1490, oil and egg tempera on canvas, 155.5 x 166.5 cm. Purchased 1937. National Gallery of Canada
In every visit to the National Gallery of Canada, students develop the skills of looking and thinking critically about artworks. Continue this exercise back in the classroom with artworks nearby:
Each student selects an artwork s/he likes. It might be a photograph in an ad, a painting in their house, a sculpture in the park… something that they like:
Defining and measuring (providing evidence to support) Seven Measures of Critical Thinking1 relevant to learning with works of art:
1 Jessica J. Luke, Jill Stein, Susan Foutz and Marianna Adams Source: The Journal of Museum Education, Vol. 32, No. 2, Critical-Thinking Skills in the Museum (Summer, 2007), pp. 123-135.
In this series, produced in collaboration with the Independent Learning Centre, Ontario’s designated provider of distance education, learn about key artworks and artists in the Gallery’s collection with Educator, Béatrice Djahanbin.