WORK

Ford Madox Brown

Your assignment : you will record a personal presentation of the painting including 2 or 3 more precise elements of your choice. You will use your knowledge of the context, the painter, and the painting itself.

1) Introduction, backgroung

  The painter, F.M.Brown. Find information here.

  The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood :

a) Watch this BBC report about an exhibition here.

b) Watch this presentation of Millais’ s painting Isabella

c) Find more information about the famous Pre-raphaelite Brotherhood. Follow this link.

  The historical and social context : find information about Victorian England, work, alcohol and the Temperance movement (also read this), living conditions and social classes in England in those days. You can use this page.

2) Understanding the painting

 Watch the painting here

  You can read this page to understand the painting.

  Watch this document : Curator’s choice

  Explore the painting

investigate the painting and answer these questions :

For example,

 who were the "Peelers" ? The navvies ?
 What is the little urchin girl eating instead of sweets ?
 What is a Tommy bag ?
 How were the streets lighted in those days ?

The objects : What do they represent ?

For example,

 the black ribbon
 beer
 bricks
 posters

The characters :

identify 5 characters and listen to what they have to say. Choose one and present him/her. focus on the different social classes represented in the painting : the Upper class, the Middle class and the Working class.

Take the quiz to finish your quest.

3) Make your choice :

Select 2 or 3 elements from the painting, and make yourself ready to present them, explain their role and link them together.