Preread

Vocabulary to describe a work of art :

• List of words with their French translation - http://www.your-voc.com/afficher?id...
• Selection of words with their English definitions - see part B : https://anhthaonguyenblog.wordpress...

Videos
You can hear (and see) how to use this vocabulary in the following videos. Note : the video on Bellini is more difficult to understand than the ones on van Gogh or Velàzzquez

• The skill of describing : Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_p...
• How to describe a work of art : demonstration with Giovanni Bellini’s Madonna of the Meadow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_...
• Why is this painting so captivating ? - Velàzquez’s Las Meninas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loM...
• Top 10 iconic Paintings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSt...