Letter Rack by Cornelius Gijsbrechts: full session plan
Peek into the curious world of trompe l'oeil paintings, and find out what your letters say about you! This session highlights Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book by seventeenth century master of illusion Cornelius Gijsbrechts.
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This session plan contains conversation prompts and group activities designed to engage problem solving, personal reflection, and observations of changing methods of communication. We’ll learn about the fascinating world of seventeenth century letter writing, explore the meaning of painting in our world of photographs, and finish with a hands-on activity creating letter racks using our own personalized materials.
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