Introduction for educators
In this lesson, students explore portraits for insights into the sitter’s character
and life. After an introduction to the nuances of portraiture, called What Is a
Portrait?, students examine four 17th century portraits from the
collections of Pilgrim Hall Museum. They then compare and contrast these 17th
century portraits with portraits from other eras. Finally, students use the insights they
have gained as inspiration for the creation of a self-portrait.
What Is a Portrait? is followed by 4 activities :
1. Thinking about portraits activity
2. 17th century portraits activity
3. Historical comparisons activity
4. Self-portrait activity
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Educational Goals :
1. Students will learn to look closely at works of art in order to draw conclusions
about the artist, the subject matter, and the period when the work was done.
2. Students will develop awareness of the differences and similarities in social
conventions during different periods, particularly the contrast between the seventeenth
century and today.
3. Students will strengthen their reasoning skills by drawing and defending conclusions
from visual evidence.
4. Students will exercise creativity and develop an awareness of self-image by creating a
self-portrait.
Proceed to What is a Portrait?
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