Allegory in Painting

In this visual allegory worksheet, students complete the provided graphic organizer that requires them to list details about examples of allegory in paintings. 

Students explore the various emblems, symbols, and attributes in the Renaissance and Baroque art periods. In this art language lesson, students discuss and pronounce vocabulary words. Students read a French song and listen to music from...

Students study the French sculptors of the 19th century. In this art history lesson plan, students study French sculptures of the 19th century. This lesson plan includes a discussion of the different artistic movements and is meant to be...

Students define allegory and discuss its use in the visual arts, examine paintings from various time periods and identify allegorical themes in them, and explain what makes an image allegorical.

High schoolers define and identify an example of an allegory, read and analyze the allegory used in George Orwell's Animal Farm, and identify the use of allegory as a rhetorical device.

Students analyze the painting Jan Brueghel and design their own book. In this art and book lesson, students discuss the elements of fantasy from the painting and create their own book. Students illustrate the book and create a painting...

Students define allegory and discuss its use in visual arts. They identify and explain allegorical themes in a number of images.

Studenets are told that Peter Paul Rubens was born on June 28, 1577, in Siegen, Germany. They create their own allegorical painting, think of a favorite story. Pupils write a summary of one scene in that story, using Crayola Erasable...

Explore the pop art movement and create a sculpture in the pop art style based on a visual pun, or play on words. The scholar's work may use humor, allegory, metaphor, or be in the form of a parody. Visual examples are provided, and some...