Rallye: The French
Barbizon School of Painting Game Created by Ruth Paget
What are the Characteristics of the Barbizon School of Painting?
-Painting
in the “plein air” or outdoors
-Color
palette limited to browns and colors mixed with black tints or shades
-Subject
matter limited to the environs of the village of Barbizon, which is close to
the Forest of Fontainebleau
-Pastoral
or country scenes of traditional France before technology, especially trains,
changed how agriculture was done and the number of people visiting the
Fontainebleau area where the village of Barbizon is located
-Willingness
to teach younger painters techniques related to working outdoors such as:
-how
to handle light
-how
to draw and paint groups of elements such as trees in forests that do not have
a uniform outline
-how
to render atmospheric effects on how subjects look
Who were the Main
Artists Associated with the French Barbizon School of Painting?
-Jean-François
Millet
(1814
– 1875)
-Charles-François
Daubigny
(1817
– 1878)
-Théodore
Rousseau
(1812
– 1867)
Use your iPhone to do
Online Research on the Barbizon School Painters
All
rallyes feature several games and activities, if they are any good. Everyone likes to learn how to use new
technology, especially young people, who can use this new tech skills to
perform their jobs more efficiently.
Use
your iPhone to look up the following paintings by Rousseau, Millet, and
Daubigny, who are the main painters of the French Barbizon School of Painting:
Try
to identify the main characteristics of the Barbizon School of Painting as you
look at these paintings.
Théodore Rousseau’s
Paintings
-Evening
1842
– 1843
Toledo
Museum of Art
-Edge
of the Forest – Sun Setting
1845
– 1846
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
-Climbing
Path, Forest of Fontainebleau
1848
– 1850
Jill
Newhouse Gallery
--Brook
in the Forest of Fontainebleau
1849
The
Hague, Netherlands
-Morning
Effect
circa
1850
Norton
Simon Foundation in Pasadena, California
Jean-François Millet
Paintings
-Potato
Planters
1861
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston
-The
Sower
1850
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston
-Shepherdess
with her Flock
1863
Musée
d’ Orsay, Paris, France
-Spring
at Barbizon
1873
Musée
d’Orsay, Paris, France
--The
Gleaners
1857
Musée
d’Orsay, Paris, France
Charles-François
Daubigny
-Riverbank
with Fowl
1868
Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
-The
Farm
1855
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
-Washerwoman
1861
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
-The
Willows
1864
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
-The
Eagle’s Nest in the Forest of Fontainebleau
1844
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
There
are various ways to find information online.
Results for your searches will vary, but try to check at least 3 sources
for answers.
Government
results are usually the best resource followed by universities. Organizations and businesses do not
necessarily have the correct information due to bias.
This
activity is basic information literacy game that you can play on your phone or
laptop computer.
Villanelle
Poetry-Writing Activity
Traditional
pastoral or country scenes characterize the subject matter of the villanelle
poem. Villanelles are not “Barbizon
School Poems,” but the subject matter is the same. They were written outdoors just as the
Barbizon School painters worked outdoors.
Villanelles
were created in 1606. This form of
poetry is also popular in Spain and England.
They
are made up of 19 lines of 5 tercets followed by 1 quatrain.
There
is a villanelle explanation and suggested exercises for this form of poetry and
many others in the following book:
The
Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises from Poets who Teach by Robin Behn
Coming up next –
Drawing Lessons and a few lagniappes
By
Ruth Paget, Author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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