Are you doing a homeschool art study this year? Do you have an art-minded teen? Invite your kids to apply inspiration, investigation, and imagination as they dig into these creative writing prompts about art!
Have they ever wanted to travel to Paris and visit the world’s most famous museum, the Louvre? These essay topics are based on three of the Louvre’s most famous works of art.
1. Mona Lisa
The year is 1505. You’re a time traveler walking a quiet street in a small town in France. While admiring local wares in a shop window, you notice a young woman waving at you. She looks familiar. You approach her and ask her name. “Lisa,” she says, smiling. Suddenly you remember who she is!
Now is your opportunity to ask her questions you’ve always wanted to know about the famous painting that bears her image. Write a brief creative essay describing the conversation you’ll have with her and the questions you’ll ask.
2. The Coronation of Napoleon
Every painting tells a story. What is the story behind The Coronation of Napoleon? Do some research to find out who commissioned this painting—and why. How long did it take the artist to paint this picture? How did it come to live at the Louvre? Write an informative essay describing how this painting came to be.
3. Code of Hammurabi
This work of art is not a painting, but a relief sculpture intended to serve a larger purpose. Write a compare and contrast essay describing this statue and comparing its purpose with that of another famous work that was set in stone: the Ten Commandments. How are they similar? How are they different?
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