Jan Molenaer, Two Boys and a Girl Making Music, 1629 © The National Gallery, London

LONDON, ENGLAND.- Jan Molenaer’s painting Two Boys and a Girl making Music is the inspiration for the 2007 Take One Picture exhibition. Now in its 12th year, Take One Picture is the National Gallery’s countrywide scheme for primary schools.
Each year a different painting from the collection is chosen to provide a starting point for cross-curricular teaching and learning. This year, work from seven schools has been selected to demonstrate the wide range of skills, knowledge and understanding that can be gained from taking just one picture as a stimulus.
Over 43,000 children and adults from schools across the UK learnt about Molenaer’s painting – using it to explore a broad range of National Curriculum subjects and to promote key skills such as literacy, numeracy and those related to Information and Communication Technology. The resulting work includes painting, model chairs, sculptures, musical instruments, hats and even animated short films! Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19897