All the works contained in this ebook are the result of reading the book The Museum by Susan Verde.

This path has been proposed to make the students understand how many emotions it is possible to experience in front of works of art.

We wish you a good vision of the next pages.

3rd class and teacher Maddalena

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is for Cézanne Paul

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was born on 19 January 1839 in Aix-en-Provence, in the south of France.In 1872, Cézanne moved to Pontoise, France, where he spent two years working very closely with Pissarro. Post-Impressionist French painter Paul Cézanne is best known for his incredibly varied painting style, which greatly influenced 20th century abstract art.

"NATURA MORTA CON MELE E TAZZA",

Paul Cézanne

is for Degas Edgar

Edgar Degas ( July 19, 1834-1917, Paris) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. Regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist.

"BALLERINE", Edgar Degas

Our dancers

is for van Gogh Vincent

Vincent van Gogh ( March 30, 1853 to July 29, 1890) was born on 30 March 1853 in Zundert ( Netherland), a village in the southern province of North Brabant. He was a post-Impressionist painter whose work - notable for its beauty, emotion and color - highly influenced 20th-century art.

"NOTTE STELLATA", Vincent van Gogh

is for Munch Edvard....

Edvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter, whose best known work, The Scream, has become one of the most iconic images of world art.

He established a free-flowing, psychological-themed style all his own.

"URLO", Edvard Munch

is for Mirò Joan

Joan Miró, (born April 20, 1893, Barcelona, Spain—died December 25, 1983, Palma, Majorca), Catalan painter who combined abstract art with Surrealistfantasy. His mature style evolved from the tension between his fanciful, poetic impulse and his vision of the harshness of modern life.